1. Assign students the books that they are to read for guided reading groups, not considering their interests, hobbies, or experiences. Do not allow them to choose, as the teacher has more knowledge as to what the student should be reading.
2. Give students a prompt each time they are going to write something, like, “My life as a cat…”. Do not allow them to write what they are interested in or choose their own topics.
3. Insist upon “accurate artwork”. Do not allow objects to be colored something different than what they really are.
4. Assign seats according to well-behaved and badly behaved students in order to spread the “problems” out. Friends sitting together can only lead to more talking.
5. Assign the amount of children allowed in each center. They are not capable of figuring out for themselves if a center is too crowded for their liking.
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