Discipline, of course, is only one of the many components that figure into classroom management. The variety of interpersonal relationships and personalities within the classroom and many more aspects can play a critical role. To quote Evertson and Weinstein in their Handbook of Classroom Management (2006:5), classroom management is not merely a "bag of tricks" that is passed on from one teacher to another--it is "a multifaceted endeavor that is far more complex than establishing rules, rewards, and penalties to control students' behavior."
Discipline: Student Conduct and Classroom Management
Discipline problems do arise in the college classroom. What would you consider a discipline problem? Why do they arise? How would you address them?
Gerald Amada in his Coping With Misconduct in the College Classroom (1999) identifies common misconduct issues. Among those are: * undermining teacher authority * spacing-out or sleeping in class * frequent absences/tardiness * food and cell phone disruptions * plagiarism or lying * disrespectful behavior * refusal to participate * too much chit-chat

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Undesirable student behaviors experienced by language teachers.
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Lisa Rodriguez, in her article Classroom Management, suggests strategies for addressing such issues by way of maintaining discipline in the classroom, but also by trying to identify their root causes. She offers tips to addressing such behavior and lists "positive impression givers" and "negative impression givers". Positive impression givers include sitting at the front, maintaining eye contact, and being prepared. This as opposed to negative impression givers: rolling one's eyes in response to a statement by the teacher or by a peer, leaving course materials at home, and so on.
Strategies for addressing discipline issues: * Define