Marv Marshall, the author of Discipline Without Stress explains why he believes Class Dojo is a negative, unproductive system that should "go the way of the dodo."
I guess part of the problem is that the Vice-Principal doesn't seem to take this all that seriously. It's supposed to be what we call an "Out of Bounds" violation. Under the school disciplinary code "Out of Bounds" is supposed to be detention for a first offense, extended detention for a second offense and Saturday Detention for the third. But so far all these girls -- including the girl caught twice -- have only been told not to do it again.
Some of my collegues that I've spoken to, say that it does happen occasionally (and that it did happen occasionally in past years), but they don't seem to think it's worth making an issue of. Personally, I don't want to make it a huge issue, but teachers and staff are supposed to have seperate bathrooms from the students and I think there should be a consequence for a student using a staff restroom.
On 9/27/13, Kate Milani wrote: > Kate Hi Cathy, Is the faculty restroom clearly marked with a > sign and some indication of the consequences? If not perhaps, > that would help. However, I find consistent enforcement of > rules is always the key to compliance. Kate > > > > On 9/10/13, Cathy wrote: >> Has anyone else had a problem with students using >> faculty restrooms? Already this year, in less than a full >> week of school, I've caught three different girls coming >> out of faculty restrooms -- including one girl whom I've >> caught twice. >> >> I guess part of the problem is that the Vice-Principal >> doesn't seem to take this all that seriously. It's supposed >> to be what we call an "Out of Bounds" violation. Under the >> school disciplinary code "Out of Bounds" is supposed to be >> detention for a first offense, extended detention for a >> second offense and Saturday Detention for the third. But so >> far all these girls -- including the girl caught twice -- >> have only been told not to do it again. >> >> Some of my collegues that I've spoken to, say that it >> does happen occasionally (and that it did happen >> occasionally in past years), but they don't seem to think >> it's worth making an issue of. Personally, I don't want to >> make it a huge issue, but teachers and staff are supposed >> to have seperate bathrooms from the students and I think >> there should be a consequence for a student using a staff >> restroom.
stephanieOn 9/12/13, Sara wrote: > On 9/10/13, Cathy wrote: Cops sometime let us off with a > warning. I guess it's the same. If I get stopped for a few > miles above the speed limit, I'm grateful for the warning vs, > the ticket. > > In my school we have no faculty bathrooms... Are the student > bathrooms the same as the faculty bathro...See MoreOn 9/12/13, Sara wrote: > On 9/10/13, Cathy wrote: Cops sometime let us off with a > warning. I guess it's the same. If I get stopped for a few > miles above the speed limit, I'm grateful for the warning vs, > the ticket. > > In my school we have no faculty bathrooms... Are the student > bathrooms the same as the faculty bathrooms or not as nice? > If they're not as nice maybe the consequence is being told to > use the student bathrooms. No one likes a crummy bathroom. > That can feel like a punishment. > >> Has anyone else had a problem with students using >> faculty restrooms? Already this year, in less than a full >> week of school, I've caught three different girls coming >> out of faculty restrooms -- including one girl whom I've >> caught twice. >> >> I guess part of the problem is that the Vice-Principal >> doesn't seem to take this all that seriously. It's supposed >> to be what we call an "Out of Bounds" violation. Under the >> school disciplinary code "Out of Bounds" is supposed to be >> detention for a first offense, extended detention for a >> second offense and Saturday Detention for the third. But so >> far all these girls -- including the girl caught twice -- >> have only been told not to do it again. >> >> Some of my collegues that I've spoken to, say that it >> does happen occasionally (and that it did happen >> occasionally in past years), but they don't seem to think >> it's worth making an issue of. Personally, I don't want to >> make it a huge issue, but teachers and staff are supposed >> to have seperate bathrooms from the students and I think >> there should be a consequence for a student using a staff >> restroom.
Teachers.Net teachers listed 3 (sometimes more) attributes of a great principal. (We were especially struck by the 2 shortest entries, those posted after "Mutual respect and trust needs to be nurtured," about 3/4 of the way down the page.)
In his short article on motivating students, Dr. Marv Marshall writes:
A very important difference between the two types of motivation concerns building characteristics and values such as integrity, kindness, generosity, caring, perseverance, and responsibility.
Click below to read the brief, but important, article.
When a teacher abdicates structuring a classroom,structure is left to the student. - Harry K. Wong
What the teacher does in the first five minutes of class determines the effectiveness of the remainder of the session. Are you implementing these important practices? (Click below to read the article)