http://teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/marvin-marshall/a-question-of-semantics/

This month, Marv Marshall focuses upon the importance of
establishing procedures in order to be proactive about
classroom management.

Excerpt:
I find I’m much more positive in my own mind when I
purposely view “misbehavior” as coming from “someone who
didn’t learn the procedure,” as when I perceive the same
behavior as coming from “someone who’s not following the
rules.” Having tried both ways, I greatly prefer teaching
from the “procedures” mindset. I find it a more relaxing and
positive approach to working with people. It puts me in a
“teaching frame of mind” rather than a “find a consequence
for breaking the rule frame of mind.”

Read more about Marshall's formula for "Discipline Without
Stress" in the October 2009 Teachers.Net Gazette.
http://teachers.net/gazette/

Article - Classroom management - discipline without stress

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