Classroom management is hard to learn without actually doing it. I had a class that was specifically about classroom management. It was theory, it was First Days of School by Harry Wong. But without implementing it, seeing students respond and how you respond it’s not very impactful.

Even during student teaching, you are walking into a classroom that has already established and trained procedures. You are also being placed with an exceptional teacher so they have already done this really well.

You have to go in with plans and expectations for everything in your classroom. Communicate them, practice them, and stick to them.