Why do universities insist on their ITT Students not smiling until Christmas...
It was something I was told during my own training; that I should not smile until Christmas if I wanted the behaviour management within my classroom to be good. From speaking to ITT students recently, it would appear that the same advice is still being given today. What we need to think about is how does the stern, non personal approach help with building relationships, inspiring and motivating young people, 3 of the most important ideas any new teacher should focus on. The message that needs to be going out must deal with behaviour management strategies, of course it must, but it must be very much working alongside how to build relationships with young people and the role that effective learning and teaching strategies play in all of this. Over the next weeks, Include Solutions will begin to explore this idea. BR.
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