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 […]
Punishment or Discipline in Schools
Punishment or Discipline in Schools Question: I am a parent who is struggling with a situation at my daughters elementary school. She is in the eighth grade at a parochial school. My very spirited daughter likes to enjoy life and people. She always manages to find a way to make most things fun.For example: Making […]
Orderly Entry and Exit
Orderly Entry and Exit Question: Can you offer suggestions to achieve a quiet, safe, orderly entry and exit of primary grade children in and out of the school at recess times? SuzannePrimary Lead Teacher Answer: Hi Suzanne, You are probably aware of our book, “Positive Discipline in the Classroom”. One of the themes of that book […]
Angry Children of Divorce
Angry Children of Divorce Question: I am writing to ask a question that has presented to me a number of times. I am an elementary school counselor and have worked in outpatient mental health as well. I hear many parents asking questions about the struggles they face when their child returns from visitation with the […]
Teachers Who Scream and Punish
Teachers Who Scream and Punish Question: I am in a school where screaming at all students is the norm. I have a kindergarten assignment and students are humiliated and degraded in efforts to control their behavior. I was able to show some positive discipline techniques to the teacher the first week by modeling and the […]
Tardy First Graders
Tardy First Graders Question: Dear Jane and positive discipline associates,I teach an extended day program for first graders who are in need of extra help with reading and math. The program began with a four week summer session. Tardies were rarely a problem because school began at 8:45. Now that we are on a regular […]
