Introduction

Education has been the basis of all human civilization and it will remain as the sole source for producing citizens that are useful to themselves, the society and the nation. However, the means of gaining knowledge has been one sided through the time of antiquity. That was simply feeding information without considering the level of understanding of students. I believe that this situation should start to improve now. Educators should focus on enabling the learning potential of the youth through close scrutiny of their interest and needs. Students shoud be aware that their brain has an enormous capacity to expand and they have all the capacity to learn any subject.

The human mind is not something to be filled with information rather it is an ocean
from where thoughts arise and develop into action. Students who are helped to develop their level of understanding can learn anything, because well developed consciousness is the source of all knowledge. I will inform my students that, if this potential of the brain is used effectively and efficiently there will be no barrier in their learning. It will be my responsibility, as a teacher, to advise them to take care of their mind and body and use it intelligently to learn the objects (to be learnt or known) and fulfill their needs. The school in general and a teacher in particular, should be able to present a supportive environment that will facilitate the attainment of needs of students. According to Joneses (Book: Comprehensive Classroom Management) some of the needs of the students include: (Joneses, p. 56).

• Need for diversity
• Need for self expression and definition
• Need to participate in school and community
• The need for competence and achievement
• Need for freedom

If the needs are not fulfilled, it is unlikely that students will be successful in their education. In my classroom management plan, I am intending to show how these needs could be fulfilled through the discussion, in the context of the following issues - (1) Classroom standards and procedures (2) Strategy of developing the relationship between students and my-self and the relationship among the students themselves (3) Motivation to learn (4) Discipline (correcting inappropriate behavior).

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