If You Don't Have Classroom Management, Nothing Else Matters

Let me share a short story with you. When I was in high school, I had a new Spanish teacher who had never taught before. He came in and did not provide the class with any ground rules. He didn't explain his expectations for the class. He didn't explain his rules. He didn't explain to us what he wanted us to get out of the class. The students had no idea. It's almost like if you were to go on a date, and you didn't know where you were going to take your date to eat, or if you wanted to go to...