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School Days
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School Days section of the website which has been developed
specifically for school employees. We encourage our readers
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Sane Discipline
Suzanne G. Houff, PhD
Associate Professor of Education
College of Graduate and Professional Studies
University of Mary Washington
If there were one perfect way to maintain discipline,
every teacher would immediately employ that strategy in their
classroom. If we look to the theorists and the management
models the issue can become very confusing. Even as we post
our rules and consequences, we have great educational thinkers
like Alfie Kohn (1996) suggesting that reward and punishment
strategies do not work. Jane Nelson (1996) tells us that kindness,
respect, and firmness are the ingredients needed for positive
discipline. If we look to William Glasser (1986), he recommends
empowering the students by making them responsible for their
own behavior. And, while the thinkers are thinking, we deal
with little Johnny that won't bring in his homework for anything
less than a Jolly Rancher.
In our current society of steps, principles, and strategies to numerically lead us through life, I offer the following theoretical mishmash of guidelines to sane discipline.
- Empower the child:
No one wants to feel completely powerless over any situation. Start the year by letting students help establish the rules and consequences. (Even though Kohn suggest they do not work) Of course, some will be outlandish and that is when we steer them back in the right direction. When given ownership of the situation, students are more likely to follow the established guidelines.
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