text: Through my experiance the best way to "control" students is to treat them with respect, fairness, have high standards, have fun in the classroom, and have a great discipline plan.  Many people like to "control" their students but I dont think that is what you want to do.  You want your students to want to be in the classroom.  William Glasser has some really great ideas.  He feels that the classroom is also the students classroom so make them part of it.  Have them help you establish the classroom rules. Dont just tell them what the rules are. Teach them things that they want to learn about. Ask them what interest them. I dont know what subject you teach but have it realate to what they like. Have a great discipline plan. If they mess up they get a strike or they have to sign their name in a behavior log folder. If they get more than 3 strikes than they dont get to participate in "fun friday" that occurs at the end of every nine weeks.  Instead of eating pizza and chips with everyone they go to the library or another teachers classroom.  \nStudents will push their limits. But you can not try to control them. Nobody likes to be controlled. Control only causes more resistance. What you need to do is make the class about them.