they leave my room all messy... I prefeer them to draw than clean up.
2006-10-26 08:41:28 · 18 answers · asked by gleal 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
You have to allow sufficient time in class for cleaning. Ten minutes before the bell, have them stop what they're doing and start cleaning up. Don't open the classroom door until the room is clean to an acceptable standard. Make sure their other teachers know what you're doing. When their messiness starts cutting into recess or gym class, they'll learn to clean up quickly!
2006-10-27 11:02:45 · answer #1 · answered by Jetgirly 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I had more time in the day, I'd use my "clean up song" every single day (It's "Happy Song" by Otis Redding). If you use a really upbeat song as a clean up song, your students will find themselves happily cleaning up at the end of class. The trick is getting them to have it all done by the end of the song. It'll take a few tries as they get used to the length of the song, but you'll have a clean room soon enough if you try it. Good luck!
PS- When I did really involved science experiments, I would end the class with "So-and-so and so-and-so did a really great job today following directions and doing the experiment. They get to clean up the blah blah blah today." They were so thrilled that they were CHOSEN to clean. Depending on your age group, you can try that. Don't let it be something everyone gets a turn to do though- it should be earned.
2006-10-28 22:28:41 · answer #2 · answered by elizabeth_ashley44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DON"T LET THEM LEAVE BEFORE IT'S DONE! Allow 5-15 minutes at the end. Then stop the class completely and say: "Now before we are able to leave today, I need you to..... place all paintbrushes...... clean......... Now let's see how quickly we can get it done so that we are all able to leave on time. We have 4 minutes - let's GO!". Then if they don't get done in time - they stay until they are. If this isn't an option - then next time, allow 30 minutes and tell them why they are only getting half an art lesson. I find it useful to count down out loud (20, 19 ,18) to encourage them all to be done by 0. Walk around and congratulate them for good work while the clean and assign specific jobs to specific people. You are the leader here.
2006-10-26 15:53:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do they enjoy using the messy supplies? If so, you can tell them they must leave the room neat and if they don't, the next time they will draw or do encyclopedia research on an artist or something they don't like to do. Every time the room is a mess when they leave, they will have to do a boring, neat lesson the next time they come to class.
Sometimes I tell my students they are not leaving until the room is picked up. If that means staying after the bell, tough. I give them a couple of minutes before the bell rings to clean up and everyone must stay in the room until the room is satisfactory.
2006-10-26 15:46:10 · answer #4 · answered by cucumberlarry1 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Im sorry but as a teacher even if its just art you should have complete control over your classes at all times.You are suppose to be a expert with kids.You make them clean or have a huge confrence with all the kids parents.Tell them either their kid cleans or will be disciplined.But just dont say it and not mean it.Im sorry wolfmusic that you are upset that those who dont teach has all the answers.If a parent keeps a child home with a intent to suspend then its on the parent.Most school would call social services on kids who miss that many days.I guess your school figures oh well the parents dont care so lets not show the kids any discipline.I find it hard to believe you are a teacher with the way you think.But anyways if a teacher can not control a class and does not use discipline then I can see why a teacher would lower herself to come to yahoo questions for answers from complete strangers.But then again most in yahoo are teachers,doctors,nurses,cops, etc...........asking for advice.Kind of scarey if you ask me.Im also amazed at all the answers on here.Reward the child? Thats crazy to reward them for doing what a human must do everyday.Give them bad grades? Cleaning has nothing to do with grades.You grade a child on their knowledge not if they are slobs.
2006-10-26 16:26:57 · answer #5 · answered by darlene100568 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Too many teachers bribe students to achieve good behavior. Now they are trained to expect something for anything and everything they do. I agree that they should not always be subjected to negativity but I do think sitting quietly in art class the day after every day of not following directions is a good idea. They have the reward of participating in class when they clean up properly.
2006-10-27 01:12:56 · answer #6 · answered by bob_fly_68 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Please don't reward students for picking up after themselves. It should be set as an expectation. It will help students learn to respect the materials you provide to them as well as the space in which they are working. It's not your job to clean their messes, and it certainly shouldn't be left up to the custodians to clean their mess either. I know it's hard because you probably feel like you are using precious teaching time to clean, but the more you expect it, the quicker it will become part of the daily schedule for you and the students. It's still early in the school year. There's still hope!
2006-10-26 21:00:29 · answer #7 · answered by JLH 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are the teacher. You need to take control and tell them how it is going to be. If class gets over at 12:00, tell them that you have a new rule that at 11:50 everyone needs to begin cleaning up.
2006-10-26 23:38:46 · answer #8 · answered by followmyleader1 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is so funny to hear so many people on here say it's your job to keep the kids under control and don't reward them and call their parents in for conferences. What a joke! These answerers obviously are not teachers. Depending on where you teach, control is almost an unheard of thing, the kids are so used to being rewarded for anything and everything that they won't do anything without being rewarded and you and what army are going to make some parents come in for a conference!
We have parents who refuse to come to school for any reason. For example, we have an "Intent to Suspend" form that we can fill out to try and force a parent to come to school and talk about their child. The form states that the parent must come to school before the child can return. We have had parents keep their child home for WEEKS because they would not come to school and we can't make them. Before someone says why didn't we call to tell them to send their child back, you need to know that many parents don't have phones and many who do have caller ID and check the number before they answer the phone.
Those who don't teach, have all the answers for those of us who do.
2006-10-26 23:35:10 · answer #9 · answered by wolfmusic 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Make a schedule like 10 mins before the class is over for them to clean up.
It is time management rather than how to manage students.
2006-10-26 15:48:52 · answer #10 · answered by YourDreamDoc 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋