I interviewed my CT, Mrs. P about a time she was challenged by a student’s behavior and her answer presented a challenging behavior indeed. She told me about a student, who I will refer to as student D, she had several years ago who use to interrupt instruction on a daily basis in what she believed to be an attempt to get attention. His disruptive behavior occurred on a daily basis but the intensity varied from day to day. Some days he would stand up in front of the white board while Mrs. P was teaching, or he would crawl under the easel or centers chart, on more severe days he would scream, throw books, books bags, or anything else close to him, and run out in the hallways screaming. One particularly difficult day, he destroyed Mrs. P’s classroom
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Richard Curwin and Dr. Allen Mendler’s Discipline with Dignity approach. “Discipline with Dignity is a flexible program for effective school and classroom management that teaches responsible thinking, cooperation, mutual respect, and shared decision-making” (Delisio, 2011). The idea behind it is to teach students to take responsibility for their own behavior and create long-term behavioral changes. In order to achieve this according to this theory, students must be involved in developing the rules they are expected to follow, and consequences should create a learning opportunity, not be a punishment. Discipline with Dignity takes a preventative approach towards …show more content…
Assertive discipline is a systematic approach in running an organized, teacher-in-charge classroom environment. The Cantors believe that teachers have the right to expect compliance and that no student should prevent teaching, or keep another student from learning. Assertive teachers (not aggressive teachers) are necessary to accomplish this goal (McIntyre). Classroom rules are clearly explained, practiced, modeled, and enforced consistently. Students who disobey the rules or directions receive negative consequences. Assertive discipline states that teachers “have the right to request and expect assistance from parents and administrators in their efforts” (McIntyre). However, it’s important that these teachers build positive, trusting, and supportive relationships with their
Richard Curwin and Dr. Allen Mendler’s Discipline with Dignity approach. “Discipline with Dignity is a flexible program for effective school and classroom management that teaches responsible thinking, cooperation, mutual respect, and shared decision-making” (Delisio, 2011). The idea behind it is to teach students to take responsibility for their own behavior and create long-term behavioral changes. In order to achieve this according to this theory, students must be involved in developing the rules they are expected to follow, and consequences should create a learning opportunity, not be a punishment. Discipline with Dignity takes a preventative approach towards …show more content…
Assertive discipline is a systematic approach in running an organized, teacher-in-charge classroom environment. The Cantors believe that teachers have the right to expect compliance and that no student should prevent teaching, or keep another student from learning. Assertive teachers (not aggressive teachers) are necessary to accomplish this goal (McIntyre). Classroom rules are clearly explained, practiced, modeled, and enforced consistently. Students who disobey the rules or directions receive negative consequences. Assertive discipline states that teachers “have the right to request and expect assistance from parents and administrators in their efforts” (McIntyre). However, it’s important that these teachers build positive, trusting, and supportive relationships with their