CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT: "Teacher's Crimes in the Class". In most instances, teachers blame students for various untoward interruptions happening in the class. But very rare to realize that some disruptive behaviours are but teacher-caused or made by teachers themselves. This is a PPT presentation I used during the 5th ELT Workshop organized by Shinas College of Technology (Sultanate of Oman) with its theme: Classroom Management: the Untold Stories (April 15, 2013). Handout of this has been uploaded separately of the same title.

6. Demonstrating the action verb “bite” my
teacher’s false teeth got off!
After introducing myself on first day of
semester, my student mistakenly asked
“Teacher, how much your egg (age)?,
instead of “How old are you?”

7. Are all classroom
disruptions
always student-
caused?

8. Could a
misbehaviour in
class be a possibe
symptom of a
‘teacher-caused’-
related ‘headache’
of a student?

9. Students are so idealistic about how
theirteacherlooks, behaves, and
performs duties inside the classroom.
What if
the teacher is the
opposite of their
expectations?

16. Resolve as to how these
variables may
negatively affect
student’s motivation to
learn.

19. common “teacher-caused” related
classroom misbehaviours of students

23. For a 5-minute
BRAINSTORMI
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24. Students are so idealistic about how
theirteacherlooks, behaves, and
performs duties inside the classroom.
What if
the teacher is the
opposite of their
expectations?

25. How can these variables
(the 3 A’s) negatively
affect your student’s—
1.Academic Performance
2.Soft Skills Development
3.Affective Development