Managing Noisy Students
Jessica Robinson provides five tricks to managing disruptive students.
To quieten noisy students is one of the biggest challenges faced by teachers. It takes a lot of energy and patience to overcome this challenge, but whatever it takes, they have to invest in it. Otherwise, they cannot teach effectively, and as responsible teachers, they never wish it to happen for even a single day. Instead, they always want to have some magical powers to quieten their students and teach them most effectively. Although there are no actual magical powers that the teachers can utilise, they can still use some useful tricks to quieten the noisy students.
This article is about five tricks by which teachers can manage noisy students. These tricks have been devised, keeping in mind the different things that can stimulate children to become quiet in a gentle manner. Teachers can implement them quickly without applying much effort and still derive fruitful results.
Make them play some game
This is one of the best tricks to quieten noisy students. The moment the students start making noise, the teachers can declare that if they become quiet within a moment, they will make them play some game. As children love playing games, they will become quiet immediately. But, before the teachers implement this trick, they should create a list of some exciting games to play with their students. It is vital to relate these games to their studies.
For example, if a sports coach aspires to teach his students about different yoga asanas, then, he can divide his class into two groups and ask them to perform various yoga asanas, one team at a time. The other team has to guess the name of the asana. In the end, the team which gives the maximum right answers wins the game. This is how teachers can use gaming as a trick to quieten noisy students.
Captivate their attention with a clap
When making noise, the students often forget that the teacher is present in the classroom. They are so engrossed in talking to each other that they are not listening to the teacher. Under such circumstances, teachers can captivate the attention of the students with a clap. As soon as they clap, the students will calm down for a moment. Then, the teachers can authoritatively ask them to stop making noise and focus on their studies.
Further, they can portray an authoritative body language to sound even more authoritarian in front of their students. For example, covering more space through hand gestures makes one appear traditional in front of others. So the teachers can try to cover more space with their hand gestures while communicating with their students.
Appreciate the students who remain quiet in the class
Appreciation is something everyone loves to receive. Students love being appreciated too. If teachers appreciate one student for something, the rest of the students start imitating him with a desire to be also appreciated. So, when most of the students are engrossed in making noise, the teachers can try looking for the ones who are still quiet in the class and appreciate them. As they do this, they will notice that suddenly there is a significant reduction in the noise level of their class. This will happen because most of the students will become quiet with a vision to receive appreciation from the teachers.
Moreover, the teachers can also help their students become disciplined by giving monthly rewards to the quietest students in the class. By doing so, they can motivate the quiet students to become calmer and the noisy students to become quiet. To make the trick of rewarding work with maximum efficacy, the teachers should select the rewards which can make the students feel excited. Toys, Chocolates, and other yummy eatables are some examples of bonuses that make the students feel excited.
Designate the naughtiest child to quieten the class
In every class, some students are the naughtiest ones and create the most noise. They are also the ones that involve other students in mischief and gradually lead to the entire class, making noise. The teachers can easily take control of their class if they identify these naughtiest ones and designate them to quieten the rest of the students. This is a handy trick to implement as the most mischievous students are often the most influential ones too. Thus, they have the potential to influence their classmates and friends to keep quiet easily. Moreover, making the naughtiest child, the monitor of the class is also a handy trick to implement. It helps the naughty student become disciplined, which results in a significant reduction in the noise level of the class.
Designate a student to teach the class:
This one is an exciting trick to implement. When the students are making a lot of noise, teachers can randomly pick one student and ask him to teach the class. The moment they do so, the entire class will immediately become quiet and start looking at the child who has to teach them. They will become excited about watching their classmate teach and maintain calm in the class. Moreover, as most students tend to shy away from performing this activity, the teachers can tell them that the ones who will make noise in the class, will have to teach their classmates one by one. This will be a warning sign for them, and the students will soon become quiet.
Conclusion
A quiet class is one of the essential requirements for effective teaching. When the students are noisy, the teachers cannot concentrate well on education, and also, the students do not learn actively. So, the teachers must quieten the noisy students before proceeding with teaching the class. Although this is not an easy task, it is achievable with the help of some simple tricks such as the ones mentioned above.
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About the Author
Jessica Robinson is a freelance writer.