This morning we came across a great story about a maths teacher in a school in Belgium who coerced his misbehaving students into line by threatening to reveal who dies in the popular TV drama, Game of Thrones.
He asked his class who watched the series and when most of them did, he said: "Well, I've read all the books. If there is too much noise, I will write the names of the dead on the board." The teacher – who's read all of the books, which handily provide him with enough deceased to last the year – was also able to write a description of how they met their demise.
This has got us thinking about unorthodox but effective classroom management techniques. Have you ever used similar tactics? If your class won't be quiet, have you happened across any weirdly effective threats or sanctions that fill the room with silence?
And what incentives do you use? I remember spending one PE lesson furiously trying to get a rally of 10 in badminton after the promise of a Snickers at breaktime.
Share your techniques and ideas for getting misbehaving students to rethink their ideas via @GuardianTeach or in the comments below.
