During the School Day

Assume the duties of the classroom teacher which may include: additional supervision and responsibilities or other duties as may be directed.

• Maintain good housekeeping throughout the day.
• Organize classroom activities and maintain a positive learning atmosphere. A well-planned day usually takes care of potential discipline problems.
• In starting the day, do not dwell on discipline procedures. Assume the day will go well.
  
  

However, if a problem should arise, these are some guidelines for classroom discipline:

• Be calm and exercise mature judgment; be fair and firm.
• Avoid embarrassing a student as a form of discipline.
• Do not use any form of physical punishment.
• Avoid group punishment for the misbehavior of one or two students.
• If possible, try to handle the situation privately.
• You may deny privileges to students for misbehaving.
• Report any serious problems to the principal’s office immediately.
• Do not take a student’s misbehavior personally. Most substitute teachers are “tested” sometime during the day. 

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