A study on classroom teaching problems and discipline problems encountered by the higher secondary school teachers working in Villupuram District

Classroom management is a fundamental problem, which confronts both experienced and beginning teachers. The relationship between good classroom management and academic achievement is related. Classroom management is concerned with creating an environment in which learning can effectively occur; good teaching is concerned with promoting effective student learning in the context of conditions created by good management. Success of the activity like teaching is directly dependent on successful classroom management. Teachers are the classroom managers performing various roles and tasks to strengthen classroom management. They are expected to carry out various managerial functions or roles like planning, communicating, organizing, motivating, and controlling. The planning role is concerned with thoughtful preparation for action and this is the central role of the classroom manager. Effective teaching, learning and classroom management is dependent on effective planning and also planning can be done by the teacher in written form or mentally. It is the mental planning of the teacher that is more complete and important than written planning. Classroom management is a term used by many teachers to describe the process of ensuring that classroom lesson run smoothly despite disruptive behaviour by students. The term also implies the prevention of disruptive behavior. It is possible that the most difficult aspect of teaching for many teachers and indeed experiencing problem in this area causes some to team teaching altogether. It is closely linked to issues of motivation, discipline and respect.