I recently wrote a response for Larry Ferlazzo’s Classroom Q&A blog at Edweek on the question “How do you turn around a class that you’ve let get out of control?” In my response, I highligted four questions I often ask myself in these situations: What else are students going through? Which students act out the most? Is the level of work appropriate? Is the work predictable? I also advised not taking student misbehavior too personally. I’ve had students curse at me one day and give me a friendly greeting the next day as if nothing had happened!
My full response is at http://bit.ly/2OVoGvW . A podcast on the same topic featuring me and other teachers is at http://bit.ly/2Nx6vqU .