is anybody a teacher?

Question

if so what are the biggest distractions in the classroom

Answer 1

students who continue to talk even though the lesson has begun.
students who ask off topic questions.
repetitious noises, i.e. clicking of pen, tapping of pencil
notes/passes from the office wanting a student out of class
announcements during class time

Answer 2

I have done a lot of "permanent substitute teaching" where I go in and take over a class that the original teacher couldn't finish (I've done this 3 times for a total of 1 1/2 school years).

The biggest distractions for me were students talking while I was trying to teach or while others were trying to work, and people asking irrelevant questions during my teaching.

Hope you're not asking so that you can make these distractions in class tomorrow (wink, wink).

Answer 3

For me, the biggest distraction is the limitation of the students mind. As a music teacher, I'm very passionate about all types of music, Rock, rap, jazz, blues, classical...etc. When students decide that all classical is bad, I find it very difficult to be able to show how it relates to today's rock. They just don't want to hear about it and decide to ignore what I say.
Most of my students only like music from the last 5 years. 5/1000 = 0.5% of the last 1000 years of music is quite small, and of the 0.5% they only like either rock, or country, or jazz, etc. Minds need to expand, but it's hard if they are already closed.

Answer 4

I would say if you have a well planned class to keep the kids busy and learning you won't have as many distractions, where the kids are concerned. Sure they will stray off task, but if you can keep them interested...they won't give you much problem.

My pet peeve is when the secretary blares on the overhead, announcements that can wait for the end of the day.

Answer 5

I can deal with students distractions better than I can deal with adult distractions, such as parents walking in your class unannounced during the middle of your lesson or co workers or administrators coming in your classroom unannounced.

Answer 6

i am ateacher in a private school for 5yrs. the biggest distraction in my class was those students who lack attention. they also wanted to get your attention even if that means disturbing you in your lesson. another form of distraction is those swtudents who wanted to go to the toilet every minute.

Answer 7

I am a first grade teacher and the greatest distraction to any student are his peers.

Answer 8

chatty kids, loud speakers going off at least 3 x a class and 75 e-mails to be answered before 3:30pm

Answer 9

am an english teacher for none native.
other tan cell phones and having to deal with teeagers every single day , its keeping them focused after gettin their reports back lol

Answer 10

The students who come to class not for learning but for sth else..