School discipline

Personal Teaching Theory Classroom management can mean many different things depending on who you are talking to. I have been working in education for the last four years of my life and I have been in different types of classrooms. I spent one year as a teacher’s aide in a TMD (Teachable Mentally Disabled) classroom and the last three years teaching in a computer lab. With all of that being said, I have found my definition of classroom management. I feel that classroom management is the ability…

helps one in choosing where one want to go in life (Mindtools.com, 2015). Hence, thinking about a particular goal that I had set for myself that I couldn’t achieve, I will have to flash back to my days in secondary school. I remember vividly that when I was to sit for my first Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), I drew out grades that I wanted to achieve in some particular subjects. Unfortunately, at the end the day, I couldn’t meet up to the grades I had set for myself. And the…

Handbook 2013-2014 Table of Contents Introduction Section pg. 3 Who ARE WE? pg. 3 Identification Section School Team...................................................................... pg. 4 Code of Conduct Student Conduct pg. 5 Disorderly Conduct pg. 6 Violent and Destructive Conduct ……………………………………………… pg. 6 WCS Discipline Procedures pg. 6 Additional Intervention Strategies pg. 6 Uniform Policy pg. 6…

As I read the Chapter 4 of Ron Morrish “Organizing and present a basic discipline plan”, I reflected on a the behaviors my client display in their school setting, which places them as at-risk students due to their unwanted behaviors of disrespecting, disruption, off-task and etc. Morrish defining ‘real discipline compare to behavioral management’ is a strategy I try to impede to my client’s but is unofficial as students need early development from their parents to understand how to behave…

look into the Colorado School System Disciplinary Practices. Ryan Pfleger and Kathryn Wiley conducted research on discretionary behavior (which includes “detrimental behavior”, “disobedience and defiance” and “other code of conduct violations”) and the frequent use of out-of-school suspensions. As stated in their research, behaviors they considered discretionary behavior combined for 85.5% of yearly behavioral incidents and on average, were more likely assigned out-of-school suspensions than any…

the right direction several reasons to do so. Some people may not like the idea of going to or even taking courses online but school is vital in your life. Some people may say that staying home and doing nothing all day is fun but I think school greatly out weights the pro’s of doing nothing all day. School delivers the education needed to succeed in the real world, school can be foreshadowing for how the job environment is like, and besides, staying at home all day is just wasted time. Many…

In the 21st century, self-directed learning is an essential skill require for educational world. This learning approach increases the motivation of students to learn, since they are the makers of their own knowledge, they experience a sense of independence while learning. It is a type of learning in which the learners are allowed to work on authentic problems and diagnosing their learning needs with or without help from others. Self-directed learning can be implemented in a variety of ways such…

education is usually at the basis of every political platform, the issue of school violence and student achievement resonates at every level of education. Education, as a system, somehow stays under attack in some way, shape or form across the political landscape even outside the election cycle. By framing schools as violent, unsafe places, elected officials get a ground swell of support, particularly when unions and school board oversight are considered as part of their platform…

The teacher had good control over the classroom and was consistent in her discipline when children would misbehave. It was clear when I was observing that all of the children had a good grasp of the classroom rules. She would let the children choose where they wanted to go for “Choice Time”, but she would let them go one by one…

Why is it that children begin to hate school in their early years? Oftentimes, children love learning until a sudden resentment creeps in, making school and education feel dreadful to young students. Dr. Maria Montessori’s curriculum was designed to help impressionable minds build an academic foundation, which is essential to success later in life. The Montessori method encourages teachers to “follow the child” resulting in the betterment of a young mind. The Montessori method of education…