The Curwin and Mendler Model

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The Curwin and Mendler Model

• Discipline Through Dignity and Hope

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Curwin and Mendler Model

• It was established in 1988.
• Dr. Richard Curwin
• Dr. Allen Mendler

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What is Curwin and Mendler Model?

• Flexible program
• Teaches responsible thinking, cooperation, mutual
  respect, and shared decision-making.
• Spend less time dealing with behavioral problems.
  
• Spend more time on positive interactions with
  students.

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Three-Dimensional Discipline Approach
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Basic Principles

• Rules must make sense.
• Always treat students with dignity.
• You can be fair without always having to treat
  every one the same.
• Be a model of what you expect.

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Advantages

• Designed to help the behaviorally at-risk
  student.
• Caring, warmth, respect, concern and empathy.
• Better instruction techniques - structured.
• Enhance learning.

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Disadvantages

• Blame
• Too much emphasis on student-control.
• Not a simple approach to classroom discipline.

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In correlation in what we learned

• Effective school and classroom management
• Cooperation
• Mutual respect
• Decision-Making
• Teacher have responsibilities
• Materials available
• Classroom environments
• Time management

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Opinion

• This model would provide the schools and teachers
  with classroom skills and techniques that will
  enable them to spend less time dealing with
  behavioral problems.
• More time on positive interactions with students.
• Allow teachers more planning for their
  instruction.
• Effective communication.
• Reducing violence.

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Resources

• http//www.disciplineassociates.com/dwd.htm
• http//students.ed.uiuc.edu/fitzer/EdPsy399OL/curw
  inandmendler.htm