Rudolph Dreikurs

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Rudolph Dreikurs
Children need encouragement like a plant needs
water.

• Cindy McClain
• EDE 702
• Summer 2002

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Rudolph Dreikurs1897 - 1972

• Positive Discipline

• Student of Adler

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The key to understanding students misbehavior
is to understand their motive.
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Motives Behind Misbehavior

• Attention seeking
• Power seeking
• Revenge seeking
• Displaying inadequacy

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In examining his/her own feelings, a teacher
can determine the underlying goal of the childs
misbehavior.
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To Identify the Goal of the Child

• Teacher feels annoyed
• Teacher feels threatened or challenged
• Teacher feels hurt or angry
• Teacher feels pity or despair

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Linking Motives and Feelings

• Annoyance

• Attention

• Power

• Challenged

• Revenge

• Hurt/Anger

• Inadequacy

• Pity/Despair

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To Overcome These Mistaken Goals

• First, identify the goal

• Second, confront the goal

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How Do I Identify The Goal?

• ASK QUESTIONS!
• http//www.noogenesis.com/malama/discouragement/Dr
  eikurs/could_it_be_that.html

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Dreikurs approach is to train teachers to step
back from reacting emotionally.
Instead, teachers should determine what the child
needs, then provide this for them.
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Other Links

• Why Are You Doing That? eber.hunter.cuny.edu/pub/e
  res/EDSPC715_MCINTYRE/WhyKidsMisBehave.html

• In Search of Dr. Rudolph Dreikurs
  http//web.csuchico.edu/ah24/dreikurs.htm