Understanding your students

I have learned that good lesson planning is the best way to prevent behavior problems. Lessons where I can engage the students in a meaningful way are the ones where I have less acting out. In addition, though, I have realized how important it is to have good time management. I now know the students in my class that will immediately start acting out when they finish their class work. Having enough work or an appropriate amount of time to complete work is essential. I am still learning how to judge how much time to give students for certain tasks.