My thoughts on what not to do in a classroom!

After spending almost 19 years in school I have my own views on classroom management. I feel that a teacher should not yell or raise their voice, have a reaction when a student acts inappropriately, and single students out for bad behaviour - just to name a few. When a teacher yells and raises their voice it does nothing but frighten timid students and reinforce negative behaviour in students who are misbehaving. Yelling and raising voices ties in with having a reaction to inappropriate behaviour. When a teacher has a reaction it lets the misbehaving student know that what they have done will get a rise out of the teacher and will continue to do this and therefore reinforcing negative behaviour. Singling students out for bad behaviour may make the person feel insecure and embarrassed. By doing this the student may continue to lash out and it makes matters worse. In my own personal opinion these are a few things that are very ineffective for classroom management.