Sample content Classroom Management Goals Checkpoint TABLE 1.1 Seven Guiding Assumptions about Classroom Management 1. Successful classroom management fosters self-discipline and personal responsibility. The hands-on practicum in the classroom that fosters creativity and critical thinking helps new perspectives to grow. 2. Most problems of disorder in classrooms can be avoided if teachers foster positive student–teacher relationships, implement engaging instruction, and use good preventive management strategies. Students need to be shown how to get past their stress, anger, and hyperactivity through creative means that teach them classroom responsibility