Identifying Passive Aggressive Behavior in the Classroom

I have chosen to create a post on passive aggressive behavior because students manifest this type of behavior so consistently. The following is a brief list of passive aggressive behaviors so commonly manifest in our current student population.

"Hall pass abuse - Sleeping - Swearing - Texting - Late Work - Strange Noises - Coming to class unprepared - Habitual Absences - Lack of personal accountability - Put Downs - Drug Abuse - Disrespect - Keeping off Task - Excessive Chatter - Complaining - Being Messy - Not Participating - Rudeness - Noises - Out of Seat - Taking others' Property - Sneaky - Play Fighting - Teasing - Calling "Teacher" instead of using name - Name Calling - Throwing Objects - Talking Out of Turn - Whining - Drama - Kids who say "I Can't" - Kids who won't listen - Side Talking - No Responsibility for Actions - Calling Out - Clicking Pens - Playing in Desk/Pencil Box - Tapping Feet - Humming - Whistling - Arguing - Complaining - Doing work too fast - Bullying - Writing and Passing Notes - Defiance - Lying - Cheating - Meanness - Leaning back in chair - Noise making - Tardies - Students doing nothing all the time - Getting up and going over to friends to chat - Cell Phones - Class Clown - Asking, "Do We Have To?" - Hand Signals - Passing Notes - Reading Book During Lecture Time - Late - Slamming Books - Violation of Dress Code - Popping Gum - Mumbling - Writing on the Desk - Forging Notes - Drama to get Hall Pass - Blurting Out - Ipods - Sitting Doing Nothing - Disrespect of other Students - Calling out, "Teacher, teacher" - Not Listening - Dirty Looks - Silent treatment - Eye Rolling - Tipping Chairs Back - Making Fun of Others - Feet on Desk - Excusses - Pouting - Whining"

Hopefully this list can help us identify many of the annoying/distracting behaviors teachers must deal with in the classroom. If you want to list any more please comment. The big problem with many of these behaviors is that they can seriously frustrate the learning environment of the classroom, and many times these behaviors foster similar behaviors. One leads to another, and this is no exception for the unprepared teacher. In the next post we will talk about how we can effectively respond to these behaviors.
This list came from a document I was given in a Professional Development meeting. The document was called Techniques for tough times. It is references below.

References
Vandenakker, L., & Threet, G. (2009). Techniques for tough times

Classroom Management

I'm sure that most educators have some great advice to give teachers on classroom management, and so this post is all about that. This is only my fifth year teaching and so I have a lot to learn, but there are a few things that I have learned.
One of those things is the importance of keeping a professional relationship with the students. I have noticed that if I ever just joke around  with the class it has a tendency to create a casual feeling in the room. Students will sometimes take advantage of this, and  a casual attitude manifest by the teacher can cause some to become casual in their educational efforts in class.
I have also seen importance of always responding to students in a positive and constructive way. If a teacher uses passive aggressive behaviors to respond to the students passive aggressive behavirors then the classroom becomes a struggle between the teacher and the students. It also creates a very negative feeling within the classroom. The classroom was never meant to be this way. It should be a place where students come to learn and teachers come to teach, and both are working together for this purpose.
I learned this year to cease the warnings. Giving students warnings for misbehavior is just telling them that they can go just that far next time, and they are okay because you will give them a warning before they have gone too far. Anyway here are a few thoughts on Classroom Management. Please contribute your own thoughts.