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Discipline

by Michele

Dec 29, 2015

As a sub, what techniques would you use to discipline each grade? How do you succeed in discipline in general? When I was a sub, it was very challenging. Like, how do you guys handle disruptions and when to send a kid to the principal's office? What about suspension and detention? Please share what you have done with students in regards to everything I have mentioned. Thanks.

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BJ I put a dot next to the student's name - that means I had to speak to him or her about behavior. If they get 2 dots, that's a detention, but I have no idea whether the teacher actually follows through. If a student keeps acting up, I will send it to a neighboring class or call security to have it removed. I do have a reward system that gets me thro...See More

Dec 30, 2015

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pixie BJ wrote some great suggestions; I would add that with litle kids you have to give them movement breaks to they can work off some energy. With the older kids that I work with, be positive and upbet but don't put up with any garbage. Never waste time arguing with a student and never let them see you appearing flustered. Never rush to the part of the...See MoreBJ wrote some great suggestions; I would add that with litle kids you have to give them movement breaks to they can work off some energy. With the older kids that I work with, be positive and upbet but don't put up with any garbage. Never waste time arguing with a student and never let them see you appearing flustered. Never rush to the part of the room where there is a disruption; Walk calmly and deliberately. Give a misbehaving kid a chance to self-correct. Ask him if he would be able to work better in a different seat. If the misbehavior continues and appears deliberate, tell them this is their warning and if they choose to keep disrupting you will call the office. They get one warning. Sometimes when the kid sees you reach for the phone he will suddenly promise to cooperate but it is too late. You have already given him several opportunities to settle down. Make the call, because the kids should not get the idea that they can push it all the way to the edge and then pull back with no consequence. I learned a lot from Dr. Fred Jones, author of Tools for Teaching. He has a great website.

On 12/30/15, BJ wrote: > I put a dot next to the student's name - that means I had to > speak to him or her about behavior. If they get 2 dots, that's > a detention, but I have no idea whether the teacher actually > follows through. > If a student keeps acting up, I will send it to a neighboring > class or call security to have it removed. > I do have a reward system that gets me through those difficult > classes. > But there is the occasional class that doesn't want to listen, > that has no intrinsic motivation. As long as they are in their > seats, I'm okay but I circulate the room and keep a close eye > on them as these are the types of classes where fights can > occur. I learned from teaching in urban schools that you have > to be alert, proactive and de-esclate situations asap, not > just be at your desk. I used to blame myself for classes being > this way, but now I've come to the conclusion it's the class, > not me. As long as no one gets hurt, you will survive another > day. > > > > On 12/29/15, Michele wrote: >> As a sub, what techniques would you use to discipline each >> grade? How do you succeed in discipline in general? When I > was >> a sub, it was very challenging. Like, how do you guys handle >> disruptions and when to send a kid to the principal's > office? >> What about suspension and detention? Please share what you >> have done with students in regards to everything I have >> mentioned. Thanks.

Dec 30, 2015

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Ze Povinho Where I am, I am extremely reluctant to apply corrective action unless absolutely positively necessary to prevent major incidents (i.e. fights).

I have learned a long time ago that if a student acts up for any reason in the Dictatorship aka school site, it is ALWAYS the sub's fault in the view of the permanent teacher and the Generalissimo...See More

Jan 26, 2016

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