The advice in chapter four (though a lot to take in at once) was very good and will be helpful in maintaining a well managed classroom. I agree with the book's philosophy of preventative discipline instead of reactive, and agree that there are many ways to prevent discipline problems instead of just punish them. All of their ideas such as eliminating down time, smoothing transitions, reducing distractions and being well prepared, are excellent suggestions and ones all teachers need to keep in mind throughout teaching.
I also thought the activity on planning out procedures for different situations was very useful. As teachers, we will be hit with many situations that we didn't even imagine, but we can always plan for the ones we can imagine. Thinking ahead and planning for situations that are likely to happen will eliminate surprise and uncertainty of how to respond. It will also force us to think of how we would react, and to make sure we aren't going to react poorly or emotionally.
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