| Once your students have been in the same class for | | | | front of the class, near the chalkboard if possible. You |
| awhile, they'll start to get more comfortable with their | | | | can use this desk to store teaching supplies, and it will |
| surroundings. As they make friends and become | | | | also allow you to continue your lessons without having |
| braver, they'll act out more in class. | | | | return to your own desk over and over. |
| One of the easiest ways to counteract this problem is | | | | Leaving this spot open also gives you a good place to |
| to restructure the students' seating arrangement. This | | | | put students who misbehave in class. Clear off the |
| will re-establish your authority over the students. | | | | desk and you will always have a perfect spot right at |
| Rearranging the seating will also allow you to manually | | | | the front of the class for the troublemakers. |
| separate students who are beginning to work together | | | | In the event that one of your students seriously |
| towards a common goal of undermining your authority. | | | | violates your rules, such that they need to be moved |
| You can usually tell when students are beginning to act | | | | to a different spot immediately, have them gather their |
| in an unruly way; in these situations, you should quickly | | | | things and move to the empty spot in the front row. |
| take action to dispel this kind of behavior. | | | | Being called out in such a way is humiliating for the |
| However, the middle of a lesson definitely isn't the | | | | student, and will generally correct his or her behavior. It |
| optimal time to rearrange your students. Instead, have | | | | also conveniently puts the student right at the front of |
| the new seating arrangement ready when they first | | | | the class, where any more misbehavior will be easily |
| enter the classroom on a new day. | | | | spotted. |
| You may want to try leaving one seat open at the | | | | |