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mtone9317

Every successful teacher develops their own teaching style and unless you are a born genius at the craft it takes about 7 to 8 years. You need that much time to find out what works and what doesn't. I don't like aides in my classroom, they are a distraction. If you must have them, keep them busy doing paper work, filing, cleaning, doing errands.
Teaching style: Example. I'm a sub teacher with 33 years of teaching experience.
We were studying Buddist customs. An Amerad student got up and left the room without permission. When he came back in, I asked him to come back in and bow to me, which he did. Of course others wanted to come back in the room and bow to me. It was hillarious.'
Stay relaxed, step back and deep breathe when you need to reorient the learning process, and for reinforcement, talk in a softer tone. Nothing fears the students more than your silence, and above all have fun.