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Note: At right is a list of the 17 entries in the "Discipline & Behavior" archive (most recent first).
Below, the entries are listed again in expanded form, with a short excerpt or summary from each entry.Discipline & Behavior Archives
Repeating Instructions Yet Again January 07, 2006
Mr. Lawrence relates an amusing anecdote over at Get Lost, Mr. Chips. He was subbing for a teacher whose high school journalism class apparently was signed up to use a "mobile computer lab" on a cart: There's this rolling cart that was brought into the room filled with laptops (the teachers have to sign up for it) and in order...
The Roles of Punishment: More than the Offender January 05, 2006
We're fairly appalled at the story (first spotted at Number 2 Pencil) of the pathological child rapist (his spree lasted 4 years with the same pre-teen victim) who's been given a mere 60-day prison sentence. Even though at minimum confessed child-rapist Mark Hulett could have received 8 years in prison (we think 20 would be more appropriate), the kindly...
Fines Doubled in Work Areas: A Policy Idea for Substitutes? December 14, 2005
At the start of our teaching career, we spent a short time substitute teaching in Philadelphia, before being hired as a full-time teacher. Since then we've been called upon scores of times to substitute for single periods during the school day (called "coverages") when a per diem sub cannot be found. Substitute teaching in the inner city can be...
Meaning what we Say July 12, 2004
One severe problem we've noticed with getting kids to behave is that we've taught them to ignore what we say, because we probably don't mean it anyway. This can be be anything from idle threats (which never make it into gear) to consequences which never materialize. Children get the message: don't believe the hype. We were reminded of this while... Posted by ceb into Discipline & Behavior
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The role of Expulsion June 14, 2004
Expulsion--or exclusion, as it's called in some parts--plays a very important role in the management of a K-12 school, but is a misunderstood concept. The old-fashioned meaning of expulsion was simple: do something bad enough and you'll be kicked out of school for a year, if not permanently. But today, there is much hand-wringing over the subject, such that some... Posted by ceb into Discipline & Behavior
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Thoughts on parenting, lessons for schooling May 12, 2004
Glenn over at Hi. I'm Black recently became a bit contemplative at the thought of someday having kids. In penning some thoughts on children and parenting he mirrored ideas that are very apropos to the discussion of students and schooling. MENTAL TOUGHNESS. I believe in letting kids being kids, but I also believe that kids should be put in situations... Posted by ceb into Character & Self Esteem
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The Ladder: One idea for serious school discipline problems April 17, 2004
Endless second chances don't exist in the real world, therefore students are not well served in a school environment which gives them endless second chances for serious disruptions. A recent posting over at Number 2 Pencil got our attention: Elizabeth Anne Moore, a reading teacher at Trevor G. Browne High School (AZ), claims in a court petition that the 15-year-old... Posted by ceb into Discipline & Behavior
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The Solution to Discipline Problems: Empowered Administrators and Teachers March 28, 2004
Joanne Jacobs writes about a school in Oklahoma City where the majority of the 6th graders have been suspended for unacceptable conduct. Essentially the principal, in her first year, has been having a real challenge with student behavior. Things came to a head this week when students began slamming tables in the cafeteria and back talking staff members, even trashing... Posted by ceb into Discipline & Behavior
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Teachers and Principal "On Strike" for more respect from kids? Pathetic! March 02, 2004
From Joanne Jacobs we learn that all 16 teachers and administrators from a pair of charter schools in Tucson, Arizona went "on strike" demanding more respect from students and more dedication to school work. This is one of the most pathetic stories we've heard in a while, those teachers and administrators should be ashamed of themselves for several reasons. First,... Posted by ceb into Discipline & Behavior
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School as Prison, and other useless ways to improve safety March 01, 2004
Number 2 Pencil carries a sad Washington Times article on the beefed-up security at one high school which recently had a fatal shooting: The plan, which Mr. Williams described as "custom-designed" for the Southeast high school of 1,097 students, will include up to 30 police officers and security guards patrolling the building in a combination of fixed and roving patrols... Posted by ceb into Discipline & Behavior
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School Dictatorships and Setting Limits February 15, 2004
Brian Micklethwait writes today on "school phobia" in some French pupils, as observed by Cécile Philippe: Cécile, if memory serves correctly, said that this was probably because of [French] teachers becoming more fierce and authoritarian. The equivalent stories here [in Britain], if there are any, are of pupils inflicting a reign of terror on a school, and terrorising both the... Posted by ceb into Discipline & Behavior
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Resentful Rubber Room Resident Remains February 05, 2004
The New York Post calls chemistry teacher Elihu McMahon the 'Teflon Teacher.' McMahon is currently being paid his $77,000 salary for sitting in a "rubber room" in a Bronx district office following the latest allegations - students at the prestigious Bronx HS of Science have accused him of sexual harassment and making insensitive remarks. By his own admission, McMahon has... Posted by ceb into Discipline & Behavior
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Spare the rod, spare the child February 03, 2004
A story (free registration required) in yesterday's Dallas Morning News surprised us, for we'd long thought that official policies condoning corporal punishment in the form of paddling had gone the way of the dodo bird. But the official policy in the Dallas School District is that students may be paddled if parents sign a permission slip, and almost 3,300 parents... Posted by ceb into Discipline & Behavior
Cheating Pep Rally in Phoenix January 27, 2004
"Gimme an A! Gimme an A! I said gimme an A!" Why? Not because I earned the A, but because I'm skilled at cheating! "Hooray!" While no such words were ever uttered at a pep rally (we hope), the story of an auditorium full of juniors and seniors at a Phoenix, Arizona high school finds us in high dudgeon. Number... Posted by ceb into Discipline & Behavior
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"And then he goes back to class" (A bully's tale) January 23, 2004
This pathetic story begins one year ago, in a post from A Small Victory. Seems a bully had been having a grand old time terrorizing Michele's son, so she tried to take action: Today I called the principal. He gave me a touchy-feely response about how we must take into consideration the bully's feelings. After all, Mr. Principal said, Big... Posted by ceb into Discipline & Behavior
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Zero Tolerance explained January 09, 2004
We're beginning to understand what this "Zero Tolerance" thing is all about. Kimberly Swygert at Number 2 Pencil has an excellent post about an extremely normal 13-year old who did something harmless on his school computer network, breaking no rules of any sort, getting him suspended for three days. First read her post (quoting from James Taranto's Best of the... Posted by ceb into Discipline & Behavior
, Teachers & Admin.
Zero Tolerance: Death of Due Process January 05, 2004
Should a student violating the school's dress code (with bare midriff and unbuttoned sweater) be hauled off to jail? Joanne Jacobs points us to an interesting New York Times article, "Unruly Students facing arrest, not detention." Seems more and more schools are calling the cops as opposed to dealing with students themselves. In the case of our midriff-baring student, she... Posted by ceb into Discipline & Behavior
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