Classroom management - pro at work

Drooling at Legs11's classroom control today. Totally has her class eating out of her hand; quiet, smiling & responding to the kids with charm. Love it. I cannot distill 'presence' into words - as a teacher you know it when you see/hear it...as do the kids, and therein lies the whole ballgame! Know what you want to achieve before you start, set the parameters together, allow them to explain for themselves the why & wherefore, and give them the responsibility to stick to their rules. All done with warm but strong eyes, quiet voice, patient delivery & meaningful pauses, and lovely smile.

Built me up 2 or 3 times already + Jim Time:

Make a circle song, 

Walking walking x2 

If you're happy. 

Set the toilet rules & "be nice to the books" explanation. How to wear/carry book bag. And thence library, Encho-Sensei's books so look after them; big book read.

Fried chicken after being useful - much better mood in Sola. Given coffee while doing some prep (iLeader already did my photocopying) & photographing yesterday's output.

Slower paced Jim Time = more relaxed

• cut out "Jim says". 
• close curtains next time (remove external distractions like kids playing in the yard). 
• poster on wall
• photos done
• returned to all classes as parents want to see something.
• hope Boss puts my music on at home time?

The music was on, nice showcase for me/kids explaining to mums what they had done today. Wish he thought about this a bit better, but I suppose to do that he'd actually need to know what was happening in the classrooms, and he clearly doesn't as he never shows any interest beyond leaning on a doorpost taking one-handed snaps once in a blue moon.