High Schools and Positive Discipline in the Classroom
High Schools and Positive Discipline in the Classroom Question: Was just wondering if your program has components for high schools as well as elementary and middle schools. Dave Answer: Hi Dave, Absolutely! Positive Discipline in the Classroom is for Elementary through High School. Although many high school teachers fear “losing” time to “non-academics,” and are […]
Class Meetings Learning Curve
Class Meetings Learning Curve Q. I attended your parenting lecture last night. I thought what you had tosay was wonderful. About a 1 1/2 weeks ago, I attended a Saturday workshop which was at the same school by one of your associates. As a result of that workshop, I have started class meetings almost daily. […]
8-Year-Old With Classroom Problems
8-Year-Old With Classroom Problems Dear Kristin, I have several Certified Positive Discipline Associates who help me asnwer questions. If you read any of the Positive Discipline books, you will find that we don’t advocate punishment of any kind. Rather we use methods that are respectful and designed to teach life skills that help children develop […]
Backward Punishment
Backward Punishment I am a 2nd grade teacher in the Los Angeles area. Lately there has been a resurgence of giving children standards to write as a form of punishment. Since we struggle to help our children reach grade level in writing, I find this way of punishing a student (making him write) rather backward. […]
Class Meetings for Preschoolers
Class Meetings for Preschoolers Question: At what age can children participate in class meetings? Answer: I do class meetings every morning with my little preschool group (made up entirely of 3.5 yr olds), and it’s really a class meeting/circle time hybrid. Every morning one of the children is the “meeting leader” and starts off […]
Do you have any articles on School Code of Conduct?
Do you have any articles on School Code of Conduct? Question:I am on a committee in a Junior High School (Grade 7-9) for the purpose of developing a code of conduct for the students to follow.Some of the issues we wish to address:behavior between classes (in the corridors)behavior on the school bus (I have read […]
Quest005
Quest005 Question: How do you handle a 9 year old boy who defecates in his pants during the school day (each day) with no medical cause identified? Answer: To do justice to this question I would need much more information. Since I don’t know more, I can only make some guesses. Sometimes soiling pants is […]
Fooling Around During Class Meetings
Fooling Around During Class Meetings Question: Yesterday afternoon I knew I needed an easy afternoon as I was feeling a bit ill. At 12:20 I told the students that we were going to have a class meeting. Then we would go outside for recess. That would probably be about 12:40. Then we would come in about […]
Teacher Punishes Whole Class
Teacher Punishes Whole Class Question: I am a parent of a 5th grader. There are 30 students in this classroom and the teacher is having a lot of difficulty controlling them. He has resorted to punishing the whole class because several of the students are “misbehaving”. My son has not been the cause of this […]
Daycare Kids Refusing to Rest
Daycare Kids Refusing to Rest Question: Ever since my two year old transitioned out of (started climbing out of) the crib about 2 months ago, the other daycare kids (ages 3 & 4) as well as my two year old will not stay down for quiet time. We have had a consistent routine every day […]
