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ClassroomManagement:WhoseJobIsIt?
March1,2015
SarahJones
Inpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsfor
TED690:CapstoneCourse
NationalUniversity
Dr.StaciaLevy
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Introduction
Author:
RobertJ.Marzano
Title:
Art&ScienceofTeachingClassroomManagement:WhoseJobIsIt?
Publisher:
EducationalLeadership
,Volume69(2),p.8586
Year:
2011
Reviewer
:SarahJones,NationalUniversity
Thisbriefbuteffectivearticlediscussestheroleofteachers,administrators,andstudentsinclassroom
management,andwhichbroadcategoriesofresponsibilityoughttobelongtoeachoftheparticipatingparties.
Marzanousespertinentresearchtodiscussthenecessityofproperclassroommanagementinallschoolsand
classrooms,andmovesfromtheretodiscusswhatteachers,administrators,andstudentscandotofacilitatea
safeandeffectiveenvironmentforallstudentsandothersoncampus.
Review
Theroleoftheteacheristheoneuponwhichmostresponsibilityisplacedforclassroommanagement.
Theteacherisresponsibleforboththeoverarchingandthenuancedelementsofmanagementonadaytoday
basis.AccordingtoMarzano(2011),theteachermustprovidecleardirectiontostudentsandgeneratean
atmosphereinwhichallstudentsfeelvaluedandintellectuallychallenged(pg.85).Establishingclearand
consistentrulesandproceduresbeginsatthestartofthenewschoolyear,andteachersmustbeconsistentin
theirexpectationsthatstudentsupholdthoserulesandprocedures.Itisimportantthatteachersfollowthrough
onthoseexpectationsbyprovidingpositivereinforcementforgoodbehaviors,andfollowingtheirindividual
disciplineplanforinappropriatebehaviors.Marzanoincludessomeverysimpleideasforhowteacherscan
makestudentsfeelwelcomeandsafeintheirclassrooms,andremindersastotheimportanceofaclearand
consistent,positivemanagementstyleforstudentsuccess.
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NextMarzanodiscussestheroleoftheschoolsadministrationinbackingupteachersandaddressing
behavioralissueswhenitbecomesnecessary.Admittedly,hewrites,teachersmusttakemostofthe
responsibilityforeverydaymanagementthereare,however,clearcasesinwhichtheadministrationneedsto
getinvolvedtobackupteachersandstepinwhenstudentbehaviorpresentsahazardtotheteacherorother
students.Forexample,ifstudentsareaggressiveortheirbehaviorcreatesapotentiallydangeroussituation,
administrationshouldstepinrightawaytopreventanyharmfromoccurring.Toooften,accordingtoMarzano,
administrationabdicatesresponsibilityandtransfersittotheteachers.
Finally,Marzanodiscussesthestudentsroleinclassroommanagement,onethatIfeelisoftentimes
overlooked.Studentsneedtobuyintothemanagementplansoftheirteachersandtheschoolwiderulesand
policiesinorderfordaytodayactivitiestoproceedsmoothly.Studentsneedtoacceptagreatdegreeof
responsibilityandtakeownershipoftheirbehaviorstofacilitatethesuccessandsafetyoftheirpeers.
Insummary,Marzanowritethatresearchandcommonsenseclearlydemonstratetheimportanceof
sharedresponsibility.Thatis,teachers,administrators,andstudentsallhavearoletoplayineffectively
managingbehaviorinschool(2011,pg.85).Noonepartycanbesolelyresponsibleformanagement,andifthat
hasbecomethecaseinaschoolitresultsinloweredsafetyandeffectivenessoflearningforstudentsand
teachersalike.Forme,thisarticleservesasarefreshingreminderofmyroleandboththelittleandbigthingsI
candotomakemyclassroomrunsmoothly,tothebenefitofmyselfandmystudents.
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References
Marzano,R.J.(2011).Classroommanagement:Whosejobisit?
EducationalLeadership,69(2),
8586.