Answer to Question #319677 in English for M.J

Question

Explain why the following statements are common misconceptions:

•The best-managed classroom is one in which the teacher (instead of the student) is in control of learning.

•The quietest classrooms are the best managed.

•The goal of classroom management is peace and discipline.

•Classroom management relies on threats and punishment.

•Each class has fixed content that must be taught and same content must be taught to all the students in one class.

Answer 1

1. Having the teacher being in control may sometimes make the students to shy away from communicating important factors that affect them.
2. Students can decide to be quiet because of fearing the consequences of making noise around.
3. The goal of having quiet classrooms is to get better performance from the learners.
4. Better management of classrooms is through means of communication.
5. The content should be taught to all the students , but the time need not to be the same.