Discipline:

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Discipline

• Creating a Healthy Classroom

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Classroom Time

• School-age children and adolescents spend more
  time in the classroom than in any place other
  than the home.

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Dorothy Law Nolte

• If a child lives with criticism, he learns to
  condemn.
• If a child lives with hostility, he learns to
  fight.
• If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be
  shy.
• If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel
  guilty.
• If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be
  patient.
• If a child lives with encouragement, he learns
  confidence.
• If a child lives with praise, he learns to
  appreciate.
• If a child lives with fairness, he learns
  justice.
• If a child lives with security, he learns to have
  faith.
• If a child lives with approval, he learns to like
  himself.
• If a child lives with acceptance and friendship,
  he learns to find love in the world.

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Classroom Rules

• 14 Rules For Teacher Who Want To Create A
  Positive Emotional Climate In The Classroom
• Quickly learn the names of students, call them by
  name, become familiar with their interests and
  talents, and show respect for each student.
• Be well prepared and enthusiastic. Make learning
  fun and the subject matter relevant and
  challenging to students. As yourself, so what?
  when preparing.
• Begin each class promptly. Develop and maintain
  routines for taking attendance, opening class,
  and so on.
• Remember 3 Fs for good discipline be Firm, Fair
  and Friendly.
• Expect no problems dont be looking for them.
  Expect students to be competent, capable, and
  eager to learn. It is better to be proven wrong
  than to have students live up to negative
  expectations.

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Classroom Rules (cont)

• When problems arise, handle them immediately and
  consistently before they escalate into larger
  ones. Dont use major artillery for minor
  infractions.
• Avoid sarcasm, ridicule, and belittling remarks,
  and help students likewise.
• Avoid all suggestion of criticism, anger, or
  frustration. It is better to make personal
  corrections in private conference with students.
• Be alert for indications and latent skills and
  interests in students and encourage them in their
  development.
• Listen nonjudgmentally to student comments and
  create an atmosphere where students feel at ease.
• Arrange for a high ratio of successes to failures
  in academic tasks. Give praise and appreciation
  when assignments have received careful and
  worthwhile study.

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Classroom Rules (cont)

• Involve students in the setting of individual
  academic goals.
• Avoid encouraging competitiveness between
  students in your grading practices and learning
  activities.
• Demonstrate the characteristics of effective
  teachers warmth, friendliness, fairness, a good
  sense of humor, enthusiasm, empathy, openness,
  spontaneity, adaptability, and a governing style
  that is more democratic than autocratic.

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Discipline is not Punishment

• Define rules as the beginning of the academic
  year
• Provides sense of security and can curtail
  discipline problems
• Define boundaries (classroom rules) clearly
• Cows in a new pasture will seek out the fences to
  see how far they can roam
• Expect students to test the fences
• A student contract is useful in establishing
  classroom rules.

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Who Makes the Rules?

• How do you want me to treat you?
• How do you want to treat one another?
• How do you think I want to be treated?
• How should we treat one another when there's a
  conflict?

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Lets Make A Classroom Behavior Contract

• In small groups share thoughts about your
  contract. Record responses on a sheet of paper.
  As an idea is repeated, a checkmark or star is
  placed beside it.
• With each suggestion, ask what the rule looks
  like. If you say be nice, tell what that means.

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Classroom Behavior Contract

• Take several days to discuss with students.
• Refine rules each day.
• Do items need to be added/deleted?
• Can items be combined?
• Do items need rephrasing?
• Students take home list to for digestion.

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Buy-In

• Have student sign classroom behavior contract

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Consequences

• Consequences for breaking a classroom rule are at
  least as important as the rule itself. Every
  teacher must create consequences with which they
  are comfortable (or follow set school
  procedures).
• First time Name on board. Warning.
• Second time Student fills out a form that asks
  them to identify the rule they've broken and what
  they plan to do to correct the situation.
  (Teacher keeps the form on file.)
• Third time Isolation from class/team.
• Fourth time Call home to parents.
• Fifth time Office referral.