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Classroom Discipline Chatboard

Paddling students over 18

by Renee Parker

May 31, 2018

Do they need parents permission to paddle students over 18

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Choir Discipline

by Nancy

Nov 14, 2017

My daughter - a high school sophomore - is part of the school choir and had to perform at the homecoming football game last Saturday. The football field is at the same site as the high school but it's separated from the high school by a huge parking lot. Consequently, they have port-o-potties at the football field so people don't have to walk all ...See More

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Discipline Issue -- Choir

by Nancy

Nov 14, 2017

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This is for PBIS Tier II coaches

by samantham

Sep 27, 2017

This is for PBIS Tier II coaches... Our tier II interventions include a behavior chart to help with student reflection of their day for 30 days. When the 30 days is up if they still need to be on the chart it continues until they are successful. This can be a great tool for students to become more self aware and it is a positive intervention becaus...See More

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Heather S. Samantha, it sounds like this student clearly needs a different intervention, maybe even a Tier III intervention. He has clearly figured out the system and if he has been on chart for 5 years something is not working. Has e every been a part of a SAIG group? Do you think he would respond to small group lesson with the counselor? I think a modified ...See More

Sep 29, 2017

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Samantha M He has been referred for SAIG but I am not sure about whether or not he get's it regularly/ if at all. Also, my school district does not have a Tier III system. I feel like we are doing this child a disservice giving him the same intervention expecting a different result. Very frustrating. I would agree with a modified chart for sure.

Oct 1, 2017

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Parental follow-through with "discipline"

by mollyh

Sep 29, 2017

When I used to (and will again soon, hopefully- hence looking for advice so I can have some measures in order before in hopes to avoid the same thing happening) do ABA (applied behavioral therapy) work I would give my ALL to my student/s, generally like 6-8 hours a day working on IEP/behavior goals, and then I would often work privately in students...See More

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Alexandra Sletten I bet that is super frustrating and I see this first hand with my roommate's daughter! So sort of a different situation, but recently my roommate's daughter was told that if she is not potty trained in the next few months, she can no longer attend preschool. I still can't believe that she isn't potty trained (she is five in two weeks.) My roommate ...See More

Sep 30, 2017

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Anne R Molly, I'm sorry I do not have an answer for you, but I like your idea of interviewing parents to make sure that they take the situations and solutions as seriously as you do. I agree with what everyone is saying about only being able to control what we can in the classroom. It is unfortunate when parents say that they are going to support you and ...See More

Sep 30, 2017

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A small change--a huge result

by Thomas Chamblee

Mar 20, 2017

Dear Teachers

You are the hard working, responsible and ethical support for the nation's children and their parents. It is because of you that children read, write, and gain knowledge. You are underpaid and you work at night for no pay. I'm going to try to help you in your classrooms by revealing a small change that worked for me after m...See More Dear Teachers

You are the hard working, responsible and ethical support for the nation's children and their parents. It is because of you that children read, write, and gain knowledge. You are underpaid and you work at night for no pay. I'm going to try to help you in your classrooms by revealing a small change that worked for me after my graduate studies in Manchester, England. I have no intention of changing your philosophy or style. The English were very strict about school discipline until cities were bombed in World War II. To protect the children, they moved school into the open spaces of the country. Thus, “Open School.” The British can be literal at times. While fearing that the scores of the children would “plummet,” the scores rose higher. I saw methods that I couldn't use here because my school and yours remain rooted in the belief that children are a problem unless strictly controlled by seating arrangements and quiet. So, I made a small change that saved me and served my kids. Here it is in brief: The first day of school I told the class that we have an hour to do math. They groaned. I then stated that IF we could finish in 45 minutes, that we then had 15 minutes to spare for ourselves. This 15 minutes was to be used as free time reward for completing the required math. Now we have English to do. IF we finish in less than an hour, I guess that gives us more time for ourselves as reward. We made a list of the stuff we could do—legally--which happens to be an English lesson on note taking. The kids chose reward activity ( that they wanted to do.) Two rules: 1. you can't do anything dangerous—duh, and 2. you can't make noise that bothers other classes and such (halls for instance.) Each subject was similar in form. I had no disciplinary troubles after a few days. I found Kids hushing other kids who were off task. What about the kids who couldn't or didn't finish early? They spent their 15 (or so) minutes with me doing their lesson. They hated it, but they did their work because they wanted to join the others.

MY MESSAGE TO KIDS TO SOLVE DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS.

1. "The school is built and I am paid to make you smarter and better. In the math class, you will be smarter at the end than you are right now. You will also be better at the end of class than you are right now. 2. How smarter? You will learn skills that make you smart. How better? You will be a nicer,more capable person in 45 minutes than you are right now--at least that is my plan for you to be happier and make more money as a grown- up. BONUS: The “smart kids” who learned quickly could (for extra credit) help the others during the lesson. Now I have several teachers and individual helpers to be even more efficient. The class is easier for everyone (me too) and we finish early for reward for the class and maybe time for me to plan or complete other teacher tasks that usually keep me past dismissal. I have no intention of changing your teaching philosophy or style. There are lots of successful styles! The small change offered here is meant to reduce wasted time, increase class attentiveness and get adult behavior from our children while you use the same class structure that works for you. It also reduces stress for the teacher, shortens time spent in discipline, and provides cooperative students working for adult goals that we all expect. Bonus: I was shocked to find that the students disciplined themselves so they could complete their tasks (the way we all hoped they would.)

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Alexandra Sletten @ Samantha -- I have so many questions. How did your school become a restitution school? I love that philosophy, because I am so tired of kids asking "what do I get" when they simply do what they are supposed to do. Is there a philosopher tied in with this?

Sep 30, 2017

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Alexandra Sletten @Thomas--

I do something similar! I tell the students that when they finish up early, they can do a choice based art activity that relates to the lesson. They LOVE these activities. They are free choice, but I don't feel guilty about what they are doing being random, because it relates to the lesson. Do you have an administrator that take...See More

Sep 30, 2017

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PBIS

by Ines K

Sep 25, 2017

Classroom management includes expectations for student behavior. Our school district places very high expectations on student behavior. Most of the teachers in the district, like Stronge says, "hold students individually accountable and if necessary, use intervention strategies to help students learn the desired behavior." (Handbook for qualities o...See More

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Ines K Thank you for sharing your experiences with PBIS. Our school mascot is a cougar. The cougar is called Rocky. Throughout the school with use the mascot and link PBIS to the mascot. For example, we have sign that say:"make paws-sitive" choices. Or throughout the week the goal is to handout 10 tickets, acknowledging students making good choices. The t...See More

Sep 30, 2017

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Alexandra Sletten My district does not have PBIS per say --- but we do have a code of conduct blue print, that does look like an actual blue print, and we have it everywhere. on posters, signs. Kids are graded on how well they follow the code of conduct. We do "code kids" of the week. We give tower tickets where teachers circle which code of conduct the kids followe...See More

Sep 30, 2017

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PBIS Tier II

by Samantha M

Sep 27, 2017

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Anne R I'm not on the Tier II system for our school with PBIS, but I would like to share a story about a student I struggled with last year. Last year, we had a student that was on check-in/check-out where the student was to check in with a teacher each morning before school and then at the end of the day to see how they did. Well, this student gradually ...See More

Sep 28, 2017

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Samantha M I definitely think that would help this student. Unfortunately, we are a Restitution school and we do not believe in rewards. It is something I have had to come to terms with and try to understand. But I think that we should be able to make an exception for students who are constantly on Check in Check Out. It is terribly frustrating for me.

Sep 29, 2017

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