School is the battleground for too many participants.
a main battlefield revolves around discipline. Maintaining good discipline is a necessary .
condition for establishing a classroom climate that is conducive to learning.
There are many ways to provide discipline, but one of the most productive is motivating .
students because they care about what they are learning. Enthusiastic teachers who .
present their material in stimulating, meaningful ways motivate students. When students .
are actively learning content that has personal meaning for them, they have neither the .
time nor the energy to create discipline problems. Conversely, when students feel that .
they are passive receptacles for knowledge, they become bored, turned off, and find .
satisfaction in acting out.
Stimulating lessons require competition, high-level thinking, working cooperatively, .
and create products that evoke pride. Teacher has to increase students" response, ask .
more low-risk, open-ended questions, see that low-ability students have an equal chance .
to respond. Of course, it is not easy work. Only teachers, who love their work and give all .
their time to make their lessons in such way can increase interest of their students and .
therefore provide discipline.
I used to work as a teacher in a school for children with difficult behavior. When I .
started my job, the question of discipline was the main. And only after I could .
concentrate students" attention on mathematics, when I knew how to work with students .
with different ability at the same time, when I did not give them a moment for relaxation, .
the discipline problem was solved.
Competition is highly stimulating and motivates students to achieve their best. When .
competition focuses on the means, or process, the results are rewarding and high levels of .
learning can be achieved. Teamwork is a positive experience. Winning is important as .
playing. In my practice, the process of playing always was stressed above the final score.
