Classroom Management, Always a Struggle

Do you feel like you’re repeating the line “Lower your voices!” at least fifteen times too many in any given class period? Me too, friend, me too.

I teach middle school, and they’re notoriously chatty. They seem to forget, between the ages of 11 and 14, that they don’t need to shout at someone they are talking to. Middle schoolers are just loud, no matter if they are talking to someone sitting right next to them or across the room.

Maybe Consider a Voice Volume Chart

In walks this contender, a stylish Voice Volume Chart for you to use in your classroom. Using a simple number system, you can simplify and clarify what you mean by “speak at a normal volume” by associating a familiar activity with numbers and various voice volume levels.

Voice Volume Charts Work

It works well in elementary school and into middle school. My son, a sophomore in high school, scoffed at me when I mentioned it to him, so high school teachers’ mileage may vary. But I think it could work, especially in 9th and 10th grade. From what I’ve heard from my high school teacher friends and even my friends who teach college, students are alarmingly similar regardless of age band.

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From one teacher to another, may the odds be ever in your favor!

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