Transcript Discipline with Dignity

Discipline with Dignity
“Students cannot learn responsibility without
choices and without an opportunity to make
mistakes and learn from them.”
Richard L. Curwin
and
Allen N. Mendler
Discipline in Schools
How
do we deal with it?
Schools need behavioral management
programs to be effective educators.
Varying causes of discipline problems; Out
of school, and in school.
Study by Rutter et al showed that schools
do make a difference.
Three-Dimensional Discipline
 The
Prevention Dimension - how to prevent
problems
 Self-awareness
of teacher and their emotions
 Motivation
 Social
 The
contract
Action Dimension - how to solve the problem
without making it worse
 The Resolution Dimension - how to handle the outof-control student.
12 Processes
 1. Let students know what you need
 2. Provide instruction at levels that
match the
student's ability
 3. Listen to what students are thinking and feeling
 4. Use humor
 5. Vary your style of presentation
 6. Offer choices
 7. Refuse to accept excuses
 8. Legitimize misbehavior that you cannot stop
 9. Use hugs and touching in communication with kids
 10. Be responsible for yourself and allow kids to take
responsibility for themselves
 11. Realize and accept that you will not reach every kid
 12. Start fresh every day
The Responsibility Model
Requires
a lot of work!
Student involvement in development of
discipline plan
Can be more time-consuming
Progress slow due to students learning
Results not immediate
Teachers also learn how their actions lead
to discipline problems.
The Responsibility Model
Encourages
improved teaching and learning
performance.
Fosters critical thinking and promotes
shared decision-making.
Students respond better when they have
some control, even when they don’t get
their way every time.
Principles of Discipline Plan
Dealing
with student behavior is part of
the job.
Always treat students with dignity.
Discipline works best when integrated with
effective teaching practices.
Acting out is sometimes an act of sanity.
The Social Contract
Involve
students
Clarity of rules
Fitting consequences, not punishments
Allow contract to change
Flexibility to teachers for each situation
Have safeguards to protect dignity of
students
Consequences
What
should consequences do?
Four types of consequences
Generic
Conventional
Educational
Natural/Logical
Taking Action: Delivering
Consequences
Intervention
Stabilization
Reframing
Eight
ideas for effectiveness
Avoid power struggles