2006-11-15 23:20:43 · 4 answers · asked by jessica_elizabeth_brown 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Volume, obviously, though whether this comands authority or loses it is a matter of debate.
Offering what are called 'back-channel' indicators of either approval or disapproval with what the student is saying, such as "yes, mm-hmm" or "well, mmm" etc.
Taking answers and recycling them into the next question to maintain attention, for example: "What did you do for your summer holidays?" "I went swimming." "You went swimming? Where did you do swimming?" Alternatively, ignoring irrelevant answers and moving onto the relevant stuff.
Asking closed 'yes/no' questions to get only the reply they want.
Pace. Slowing down if less people are paying attention.
Also, just by virtue of being the asker and not the answerer, this already establishes a power-differential between teacher and student(s).
Finally, depending on the type of teacher and class, silence can be hugely effective. One of my lecturers can just stand at the front without saying a word and glare a packed lecture theatre into silence in about half a second. Scary.
2006-11-16 03:28:13 · answer #1 · answered by Chilli 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i used to work as a teacher. just my entrance into the classroom was enough to command authority. i even wrote my master thesis about how personality affects teaching authority. some people got it , some people don't. somehow students can detect it from just the appearance. when i entered a classroom i wasn't afraid of students, i was prepared for lesson, as soon as a student finished doing exercise i gave them, i had another exercise. the main thing is to keep them busy all the time. as soon as they re busy they don't make noise. also i wasn't trying to be their friend. neither i cared what they thought about me. but in my country it is strictly forbidden to raise voice at students.
2006-11-16 07:32:17 · answer #2 · answered by jacky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shouting.... but i find that the calm approach is all the more scarier! especially if its one on one with a pupil. Make the kids realise you are smarter than them too... this is something a lot of teachers fail on!
2006-11-16 07:28:55 · answer #3 · answered by tera_the_giga_dragon_bytes 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's all about volume and tune!
2006-11-19 19:41:36 · answer #4 · answered by mojo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋