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organizing students’ seat, using group work, setting up time frame, using a point system, and talking with the misbehave student personally are the classroom
management strategies used by the interviewed teachers.
a. Establishing Expectations and Consequences
The second teacher pointed that early commitment is needed to start an effective class. This was also supported by the third teacher. The teacher needs to
address what behaviors are expected from the students and the consequences if they do not do the expected behaviors.
…before I start the lesson, I will ask for their commitment first… Interview 2
…sebelum mulai pelajaran saya minta komitmen awal… Wawancara 2 …one of the ways that can be used to minimalize all of that misbehavior
is that we need to decide the clear rules of the class first when we start teaching… Interview 3
…caranya salah satu yang bisa dipakai untuk meminimalisir itu semua adalah kita harus menentukan aturan kelas yang jelas terlebih dahulu pada
awal kita mengajar … Wawancara 3
Setting up this as early as possible is very critical as if it is too late, then the
students will not pay attention to the teacher anymore Cothran et al., 2003. Also, the teacher must be consequent in enforcing the commitment. If the teacher does
not do that, then the students will not take the teacher seriously as they think that the teacher only dares to give false threat Cothran et al., 2003. In establishing
these expectations and consequences, just like the second teacher said, the teacher needs to involve the students. This is so that the students feel that those rules are
theirs. They tend to break these rules less than the rules that were established by the teacher on his or her own Clark Starr, 1991. To enhance the effectivity of this
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commitment, the second teacher pointed that respecting the students is a must. This is done with a simple way, by saying thank you if the students do the expected
behaviors. That kind of respect will enhance the relationship between the teacher and the students even further Cothran et al., 2003. The end result of this is that the
students will do the expected behaviors voluntarily.
b. Organizing Students’ Seat
