The ATA's 10 Class Management Skills

[Archimoto]

Great article!

Thank you and congrats on your 8 yr anniversary !!!

[CredoTe]

Yes, good insight.

We pretty much do the ten things listed, just from a slightly different angle. Particularly, points 1, 2, and 3 are followed almost verbatim to what you described; point 4, while we don't specifically write out goals on a dry-erase board or anything, we always have a per-class lesson plan that addresses what goals we want each rank/level group (novice, intermediate, advanced) to achieve for the day; points 5 - 10 stem from respect and duty - the instructor's respect for the students and the duty that comes from that to adequately, professionally, and respectfully serve the students.

What I really like about your ATA points is that they spell things out in no uncertain terms how to achieve both a successful school and a respectable atmosphere between instructors and students in or out of the school.

[CredoTe]

OH! Almost missed it....

Congrats on your 8-year tenure here at KF!!!