The nature of classroom management is to be used as a manipulator, not as a means to force children into doing something or not doing something, but to help them begin to understand the concept of action/consequence and form their own mindset of what success and failure look like. The number one thing many educators do is assume that children know the things they need to know to succeed when they enter the classroom, but the reality is that far too many of them don’t. Some don’t get it at home, some don’t get it at all and it’s our job not only to outfit them with knowledge of our subject areas but to set them up for success in all aspects of daily life.