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Re: This is just sad...But
Posted by Do you really think moving a football on a board will cause on 12/10/07

    On 12/10/07, johnv wrote:
    > Just read about the shoolting in Co. So sad! Could this and others
    > similiar events be because a lack of reguard for someone else life?
    > Why, absolutely! Why a lack of reguard for someone elses life? No
    > respect or fear of consequences! Why? No discipline, at home, at
    > school, and no fear of consequences. Period.
    >
    >
    >
    > On 12/10/07, Dr. Spock (sp?) is alive & well on this board! wrote:
    >> On 12/09/07, Liz wrote:
    >>> Try finding a positive thing to hang on the wall. For example,
    >>> instead of hanging a paddle, hang an incentive chart for positive
    >>> behavior. I have seen one that was made like the Razorback
    >>> football field, and the students were small footballs. When they
    >>> do a correct behavior, their football moves up 10 yards. When
    >> they
    >>> misbehave, their football goes back 10 yards. Then, if they
    >> make
    >>> a touchdown, the receive a positive incentive. If they go back to
    >>> the beginning, they have a negative (but I still do not recommend
    >>> the paddle). The classroom needs to be a room of enjoyment. If it
    >>> a negative environment, the students will be stressed, and will
    >>> not want to learn. Think about if you were working in an
    >>> environment that threatens termination with every slight mistake
    >>> you make. How can you do your best? You won't. You will do what
    >>> you have to to make sure you don't get fired. Children need a
    >>> positive environment to flourish in.
    >>>
    >>> On 12/08/07, Paddle them now, or in a couple years wrote:
    >>>> have the police go up side their head with a stick!
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>> On 12/04/07, JJS wrote:
    >>>>> How truly sad that you have to resort to violence in order to
    >>>>> control your classrooms. I would feel like a failure as a
    >>>>> teacher if I had to use hitting in order to maintain
    >>>> classroom
    >>>>> control. I teach high school and I am only 5"2, yet I am able
    >>>>> to maintain very good classroom management without the threat
    >>>>> of violence.
    >>>>>
    >>>>> I attended school in Arkansas where paddling was the norm.
    >>>>> Also, contrary to what a previous poster stated, we had more
    >>>>> problems in my Arkansas high school than we have in the high
    >>>>> school in Pennsylvania where I teach.
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>> On 11/13/07, Susan wrote:
    >>>>>> Hi, I am thinking of doing a discipline chart for classroom
    >>>>>> management. I will first give a warning to a student to
    >>>>>> correct behavior. If they disobey again, they get an X on
    >>>>>> their chart...3 Xs equals one swat with the paddle, 6 Xs
    >>>>>> equals 2 swats. They can earn Xs by not doing homework,
    >>>>>> talking too much, swearing, etc etc...
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> I am convinced now that paddling is extremely effective. I
    >>>>>> have watched it work with other teachers as I was reluctant
    >>>>>> to use it much. Thoughts?

     
     

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