Until yesterday, my lessons really haven't been derailed by the behavior of the students, and, of course, my responses to their behavior. One class in particular has issues with distraction, which leads to five or six different side conversations at any moment. Transitions are guaranteed lost time. I have never wanted to be a police woman, and I want to avoid an adversarial authoritarian relationship with my students to the best of my ability.
The classroom management advice that I have liked best tells me to move around the room to stand near people who are prone to distraction or move students away from distractors. It is quite the trick in a room packed with 22 students in rows which can be moved only with great effort. Also, it has taken me three weeks to learn almost everyone's name (still got confused yesterday), and addressing people by name is key in this situation.
None of the students are actively uncooperative; some are remarkably on-task despite the others. Today's task is to deal with the situation directly, openly and get people back on board (for 50 minutes at least).
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