The single greatest effect on student achievement is not race, it is not poverty – it is the effectiveness of the teacher.
The most successful classes are those where the teacher has a clear idea of what is expected from the students and the students know what the teacher expects from them.
The number one problem in the classroom is not discipline; it is the lack of procedures and routines.
In an effective classroom students should not only know what they are doing, they should also know why and how.
The most important day of a person’s education is the first day of school, not Graduation Day.
It is the teacher – what the teacher knows and can do – that is the most significant factor in student achievement.
A well-managed classroom is a task-oriented and predictable environment.
Half of what you will accomplish in a day will be determined before you leave home. Three quarters of what you achieve will be determined before you enter the classroom door.
You can accomplish anything with students if you set high expectations for behavior and performance by which you yourself abide.
It is very reassuring to your students that you know what you are doing.
Students want a safe, predictable, and nurturing environment – one that is consistent. Students like well-managed classes because no one yells at them, and learning takes place. Effective teachers spend the first two weeks teaching students to be in control of their own actions in a consistent classroom environment.