My philosophy is that homework is where you learn. Other assessment, such as tests, papers and projects is where you demonstrate your learning. I grade homework on completion. It is easier on me and less stressful on my students.

Students need to know what behaviors are acceptable and what won't be tolerated from the first day of class. It is important for instructors to be attentive and listen. Instructors are challenged by students negative attitude, but instructors who try to make connections between students and their interests can help to improve students' attitudes by showing them how the material they are learning is interesting and practical.

I have noticed the challenge with students today is the usage of their cell phones. We have a policy of no cell phone use in class, but the challenge is when you notice student trying to sneak and text during class.

Depending on the individual, there are different ways of dealing with stress.

Always have a strategy on what you day is going to be like, and have a back up plan is things go wrong.

I seem to be very particular about being prepared for class. I spend, I've been told, too much time preparing for lectures. I want to do a good job and sometimes I don't trust the knowledge that I have. Aside from the fact that my students like to go to the Ed Director. I am experiencing two different types of insecurity here. Any comments?

The Course 113 is a great course to take if you want to learn about different Classroom Management Styles. I was able to determine that I was the "GUIDE". I found this course to be a useful resourse in the proper techniques to get a students attention as well as useful dicipline tips. Would recommend for the beginner or experienced Instructor.

I am going to use making a list to reduce my stress. Great idea.

They are all good points but there are many more examples of stress related issues.

I share class room space with other instructors and space has become a problem. After reviewing this I plan to discuss this so we can each develop our own space.

I sometimes find myself in this situation. Good advice. I'll practice this.

When dealing with stress, it is good to pause decide whether to react to it or not. As human beings with emotions, we tend to react right away. If we can push our E(motions) to the end, and C (see) in the first place, then we don't REACT but CREATE something positive, instead. I know this sounds corny, but it's less stressful!

There is not a day that I don't hear whining and complaining from my students. I always remind them that there are things that we simply cannot change and that the stress we are faced with are part of the kind of life that we chose. The only thing that we can do is take control, instead of being controlled by stress.

Not all stressors are worth our time and energy. If a stressor has nothing to do with my personal well-being and job performance, I laugh them off. By the way, laughter may not always be the best medicine, but it's good. Things I consider unnecessary stressors are: 1. Gossips Let's be realistic, they do exist as stressors. We can't make them go away, but we can ignore them. 2. Administration Policies First of all, admin policies are meant to be followed, not stress us out. Let's be honest, they are only stressful because they are not according to our wishes. For as long as they are ethical, legal, and reasonable, we should not have a problem following rules and regulations. If we can't follow them, then we might be better off somewhere else. There are other unnecessary stressors that we should not even be paying attention to. That's why we have to learn to qualify them before we even break a sweat. Regardless, we can only choose to do one of the two: TAKE CONTROL OF STRESS, or LET STRESS CONTROL US.

One of the reasons why we procrastinate is disorganization. When we know where things are, have a plan, and are motivated, we do not want to procrastinate. There are a number of ways to make teaching life easy and simple if we can come up with SIMPLE strategies that will allow us to complete important routine tasks (grading papers, preparing grade rosters, creating tests, etc.) in no time to get them out of the way so we can work on other important things like continuing education, professional development--like MAX KNOWLEDGE--or just enjoy free time. By creating reusable templates for everything, we are taking out a big chunk of the same work for the next time we have to prepare same. Teaching students time-management and sticking to deadlines are very important, too. By allowing ourselves to wait for students after the deadline date, not only are we encouraging laziness, we are also giving ourselves an excuse to put things off, whether or not we want to. It is a very good feeling to realize the rewards of having time for ourselves; but when we procrastinate, we just punish ourselves unnecessarily.

How do you handle a student who is not interested in participating in a classroom activity? Do you give an alternate written activity?

New instructors always have anxiety.

Good way to handle angry students.

Now I know what to do with different behaviors.

I have learn how to keep students involved during class work.