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 must 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 magical powers to quieten their students and teach them most effectively. Although there are no mystical powers that the teachers can utilise, they can still use some valuable tricks to quieten the noisy students.
This article is about five tricks by which teachers can manage noisy students. These tricks have been devised, considering the different things that can stimulate children to become quiet in a gentle manner. Teachers can implement them quickly without putting much effort into them and still derive fruitful results.
Make them play some games
It is one of the best tricks to quieten noisy students. When 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 list some exciting games for 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, 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. Ultimately, the team that gives the maximum correct answers wins the game. It 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 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 students' attention with a clap. As soon as they clap, the students will calm down momentarily. Then, the teachers can authoritatively ask them to stop making noise and focus on their studies.
Further, they can portray 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. Teachers can try to cover more space with 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. When most of the students are engrossed in making noise, the teachers can look 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. It will happen because most students will become quiet and envision receiving appreciation from their teachers.
Moreover, teachers can help their students become disciplined by giving monthly rewards to the quietest students. By doing so, they can motivate the quiet students to become calmer and the noisy students to become silent. To make the trick of rewarding work with maximum efficacy, the teachers should select the rewards that can excite the students. Toys, Chocolates, and other yummy eatables are some bonus bonuses that excite the students.
Designate the naughtiest child to quieten the class
Some students are the naughtiest in every class and create the most noise. They also involve other students in mischief, gradually making the entire class 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. It is a handy trick to implement, as the most mischievous students are often the most influential. Thus, they can 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 significantly reduces the noise level of the class.
Designate a student to teach the class:
This one is an exciting trick to implement. When the students make 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 remain calm. Moreover, as most students tend to shy away from performing this activity, the teachers can tell them that the ones who make noise in the class will have to teach their classmates individually. It 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 the students do not learn actively. So, the teachers must quiet the noisy students before 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.