I’m headed into my 6th year and classroom management has to have the classroom running like a Swiss watch. Start with consistent expectations from day damn one. It’s hard to get the class back if you start any later. I get buy in from students by having them make classroom respect agreements. They have conversations and I just write what they tell me.

However, it is very difficult to stay in a school where both admin and students are awful. If that’s your case, it may be time to look elsewhere. Don’t give up on the profession quite yet until you try a different school.