An Overview of the Approach
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There is no such thing as a disobedient child... only a disoriented one.
Helping educators, parents and students.
- Gives teachers tools to better balance the behavioral need of one child with the needs of the whole class.
- Understanding that discipline need not be punitive but instead defines school and class values.
- Offers practical and doable alternatives to rejection based discipline.
- Ensures a process of parent teacher collaboration and shared strategies for home and school rather than blaming and adult tensions.
- Creates a simple process oriented system within the school to better support a child in need of behavioral help.
- Puts in place solid communication systems so that everyone is kept in the loop.
- Helps students break the pattern of interupting and blurting out.
- A calibrated response, so that it is neither heavy handed or too light and vague.
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The challenge is, being at our teaching best when the students are at their behavioral worst.
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Warm, Calm and Firm Boundaries
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"So don't get confused by the words 'restorative discipline'. It's not about being soft on difficult beahvior. It's about giving students the proper support and space so they can re-orient and get back into the flow of learning."
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"It's not about whether to send a student out or keep them in the room. That wouldn't make sense. Success in teaching is all about connecting before directing."
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FOR A FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENT SUPPORT GROUP TRAINING OVERVIEW...
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