The “Law of Least Intervention”…the next step.

Last week’s teaching tip was how to effectively use eye contact to minimize classroom disturbances. But, what if that doesn’t work?

Sometimes eye contact fails to stop a student from minor misbehaviors…maybe this is because the student is not looking at the teacher or maybe it is too subtle of an approach for the student to recognize the teacher’s intent.

Well…then move onto the next step of least intervention…Physical Closeness

The next thing a teacher should do is simply move to the proximity of the disturbance.

The teacher who is able to continue teaching while moving about the room can easily stop problems with just his physical presence.

Getting physically close to the students who are off-task allows for direct eye contact that may not have been possible earlier.

Again, using this approach does not require the teacher to stop the lesson and does not bring any embarrassment to the student.

In other words, the lesson doesn’t miss a beat!

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