This document discusses principles of effective classroom management. It defines classroom management as ensuring lessons run smoothly by preventing disruptive behavior and engaging students. Reasons students may be disruptive include being bored, feeling lessons are irrelevant, or lacking understanding. Key principles of classroom management include building good relationships with students by addressing them by name, showing care and concern, using humor, and involving students in decisions. Effective classroom management also involves setting clear rules, routines, and procedures, as well as using techniques like overlapping to monitor students and transitions between activities.