Think about your teachers who were strong disciplinarians and very strict. What did they do in regard to classroom management? How did you respond to this type of teacher and classroom? How did other students respond? What were the advantages of this type of management? Disadvantages?
Now think about your teachers who were very lax. What did they do in regard to classroom management? How did you respond to this type of teacher and classroom? How did other students respond? What were the advantages of this type of management? Disadvantages?
Finally, write down the kind of classroom manager you want to be. Will you be strict? Lax? Friendly? What about your students? Do you want them to behave because you say they should? Or have you thought about helping your students develop self-discipline?
