School discipline

still have a belief that people can improve their lives and future through hard work, discipline, and education. I know that there is plenty of research to show that upward mobility, the idea that we can change our status in life, is not necessarily true, or at the very least, quite difficult. I understand that seeing my parents achieve this upward mobility helped to shape this belief. As a teacher of high school students, I will present the notion and idea that they can succeed in spite of…

Environmental education is critical to the progression of any society. A person’s connection with their surrounds is vital because they need to have a sense of place and understand what is around them. In order to understand what your surrounds are you have to learn and be taught which is why environmental education is so important when it comes to societies respecting nature. In education no matter the subject the way the lesson is delivered plays a key role in how the student receives it. A…

to be both an appropriate and effective tool for teaching children right from wrong. Forms of spanking have even been implemented in schools and classrooms as appropriate measures for teachers to take in the event a child were disrespectful or acting out in class. In order to analyze the perceived agreement or disagreement of spanking as a useful tool of discipline, we will examine data that shows a comparison between different levels of agreement to spanking, next to a sample of religious…

father was especially upset when his second grader came home from school after reading The Lorax and asked him “why he was destroying the forest” (Levine 77). He became infuriated and organized some members from his logging company to try to have the book banned from school. They claimed that “our kids are being brain washed. We’ve got to stop this crap right now!” (Levine 77). Even though this created a heated debate in a school board meeting, they decided to keep The Lorax on the shelves.…

How Observations and Discussion Might Affect Future Practice My observations and discussion with the classroom teacher might affect my future practice by: providing a model of ideas that I can implement to keep my students engaged, to reward and discipline students for behavior,…

According to a 2011 statewide study called “Breaking Schools’ Rules,” by the Council of State Governments Justice Center, students in Texas public schools who are suspended or expelled for a discretionary violation are three times more likely to be in contact with the juvenile justice system the following year. Moreover, the study found that African American students were disproportionately more likely to be disciplined in comparison to their counterparts. The report found that eighty-three…

within the community. Interviews with the head of school, Rules and Discipline committee, and multiple students on the committee give way to the behind-the-scenes actions of when a student is or is not dismissed from the Academy. Head of school Christopher Fortunato informed us that when a student is dismissed from Blair, it is for the good of not only the community, but the individual as well. “We’re not trying to be a court of law here, it’s a school. Our mission is to teach you and support…

America is losing its competitive edge in math education; we are now the 32nd nation in the world in terms of math education. Only 40% of children in the fourth grade are even considered proficient in this area of study; only 35% of 8th graders are considered proficient or above proficient. Not only are science, technology, engineering, and math teachers scarce, but out of the ones that are practicing, few have the resources to inspire students to pursue the STEM field, or even apply the…

As the principal of Crestview Elementary, I am proud to acknowledge the growth our school has shown in my three years as principal. We have implemented several strategies that have led to an increase in our scores on state standardized assessments. As the instructional leader, I am continually assessing the school processes and searching for possible ways to improve. After examining the school academic, discipline, and walk-through data, I have concluded that one area that needs to be improved…

convinced that strict discipline is the only answer for classrooms, psychologists believe that positive relationships between the student and teacher are enough to do the trick. It has been proven that positive student-teacher relationships thrive better in lenient classrooms. I believe that a positive, helping environment is the best for academic…