13. Prevent boredom and fill “free” time: To prevent students from being distracted and bored, I know it's important to have a continuous flow of activities. To ensure this, I plan all my lessons with extra activities for unexpected “free” time. These efforts will help ensure that time spent in the classroom is used wisely to advance education. I find that the busier I keep my students, the less likely they are to have time for inappropriate behavior.14. Using Glasser's Problem Solving Steps to Manage Behavioral Problems: Glasser's model for effective problem solving is extremely helpful in school. For one thing, the problem solving used can be completed in a short period of time so as not to waste other students' valuable learning time. Second, it's easy to learn because the process involves only seven short steps. Third, the student is involved in the problem-solving process, which allows him to be responsible for what he did wrong and thus learn to solve the problem. Finally, data can be collected using the Glasser model which allows for both th...