Ep 212: Classroom Management Part Two, Structure, Strictness, and Redirection

Classroom Management Part Two, Structure, Strictness, and Redirection

Guest: Abby Bartle, fourth-year English teacher, Oswego High School, Oswego, Illinois

In part two, Abby Bartle moves from big-picture classroom management into the daily habits and in-the-moment techniques that keep a classroom calm and focused. She emphasizes that classroom management is personal and that what works for one teacher may not work for another.

In this episode:

• Why classroom management style is personal and varies teacher to teacher
• Starting each period with clear materials routines
• Setting realistic attention span benchmarks (10-15 minutes) based on knowing your students
• Using movement breaks and brain breaks to refocus a class
• Creating a positive classroom environment through tone, personality, and decor
• Why misbehavior happens even with strong management, and why strictness early matters
• The "sacrifice a lamb" concept for establishing authority as a new teacher
• A redirection progression: praise, direct redirection, and non-verbal cues
• Why addressing behavior privately avoids power struggles and public escalation
• The difference between handling off-task behavior and students talking over instruction
• When to involve counselors, colleagues, or parents

Key takeaway:
Consistent routines and calm, private redirection do more to manage behavior than volume or punishment ever will.

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