89. Classroom Management Without Yelling: The Stoic Teacher Approach
Classroom Management Without Yelling: The Stoic Teacher Approach
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Tired of yelling in your classroom? Wish you could stay calm when students are off-task, disruptive, or testing boundaries?
In this episode, I share three ancient Stoic philosophy practices that actually work in modern classrooms—not theory, but strategies you can implement tomorrow.
You'll discover:
- Why yelling doesn't work (backed by research from the Journal of Child Development)
- The Stoic Dichotomy of Control: What you can actually control vs. what you can't
- The 3-Second Stoic Pause: How to interrupt your stress response before you react
- Premeditatio Malorum: The Sunday evening prep practice that makes Mondays less stressful
- Amor Fati: How to stop fighting your difficult class and start working WITH them
- Why calm correction is MORE effective than yelling
- How does this connect to the STRONG Framework for sustainable teaching
Meet Your Stoic Guides:
Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome, 161-180 AD) - Wrote "Meditations," essentially a therapy journal for dealing with chaos, advisors who wouldn't listen, and constant pressure.
Epictetus (50-135 AD) - Started as a slave with zero authority. Became one of history's greatest teachers using only presence and ideas. His students wrote down his lectures in "The Enchiridion"—a handbook for staying grounded when you control nothing.
Perfect for:
- K-12 teachers struggling with classroom management
Educators looking for alternatives to traditional discipline
- Teachers interested in Stoic philosophy applied to education
- Anyone who's ever yelled at their class and immediately regretted it
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