Take Time for Training: A 3-Step Process

by Dr. Kelly Gfroerer and Dr. Jane Nelsen, authors of Positive Discipline Tools for Teachers Book and the Positive Discipline Teacher Tool Cards

When I was an elementary school counselor and first tried to get students involved in class meetings, we were not successful. I thought the students just weren’t ready; but it was me who wasn’t ready. I didn’t have a step-by-step plan for teaching the skills for class meetings, and I didn’t understand that it would take time for the kids to practice and learn them. I needed to take time for training for myself first before I could help the students.

A huge part of taking time for training, is understanding that learning any skill requires a 3 step process: