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Classroom Discipline Strategies

This document discusses discipline in the classroom. It begins by outlining some potential causes of disciplinary problems such as unfavorable learning conditions, a teacher's poor management skills, and students' varied backgrounds. Next, it provides ways to prevent discipline issues like implementing cooperative learning strategies and building warm, respectful relationships with students. Finally, it lists acceptable ways for teachers to deal with misbehavior, such as using verbal praise and private conferences, as well as unacceptable approaches like scolding, ridicule, or punishment unrelated to a student's actions.

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Classroom Discipline Strategies

This document discusses discipline in the classroom. It begins by outlining some potential causes of disciplinary problems such as unfavorable learning conditions, a teacher's poor management skills, and students' varied backgrounds. Next, it provides ways to prevent discipline issues like implementing cooperative learning strategies and building warm, respectful relationships with students. Finally, it lists acceptable ways for teachers to deal with misbehavior, such as using verbal praise and private conferences, as well as unacceptable approaches like scolding, ridicule, or punishment unrelated to a student's actions.

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Discipline

Focus Questions:

1. What are some causes of disciplinary


problems?
2. How can disciplinary problem be
prevented?
3. What are various modes of
establishing classroom discipline?
4. What are acceptable and
unacceptable ways of dealing with
discipline problems?
Some Causes of Disciplinary
Problems:

1. Unfavorable Learning Conditions

a. overcrowded with more than the


regular number

b. with poor lighting facilities and


inadequate ventilation
c. with inappropriate seating arrangement

d. with furniture and storage cabinets


disorderly positions

e. near sources of noise


2. Teacher’s poor management
skills

a. knowledge and skills in employing a


wide range of classroom strategies and
procedures

b. personal and emotional attributes


3. Students’ varied background

a. family background
b. physical and mental capacities
c. emotional traits
How to prevent discipline
problems:

1. Teachers can implement group-


oriented methodologies such as:

a. cooperative learning
b. team
c. peer tutoring
d. group projects and collections
2. Teachers who are sensitive to
possible misdirection of efforts
and interactions are fast to
switch from one technique to
another as the need arises.

3. Teachers’ personal attributes are


of prime importance such as
patience, compassion, concern
and caring and respect and
trust for others.
4. Teachers’ personalities influence
students’ behaviour. A warm,
respectable relationship with
students through sincere and
straightforward communication can
demonstrate trust and credibility.

5. Teacher’s teaching style will


determine how the students will
respond, at times receptive,
sometimes withdrawn.
A. Acceptable and effective

1. Use verbal reinforcers that


encourage good behaviour and
discourage bad tendencies.

2. Use nonverbal gestures, frown or a


hard look to dissuade them from
mischiefs.

3. Dialogues can help in discovering


problems and agreeing on mutually
beneficial solutions.
4. Focus attention on one who is unruly
and is about to disturb the
neighbours. Lead him/her to a
secluded area and nicely convince
him/her to be quiet.

5. Award merits for good behaviour and


demerits for inconsistencies and
lapses.

A private one-on-one brief conference


can lead to a better understanding of
mistakes that need to be remedied or
improved.
Unacceptable and ineffective:

1. Scolding and harsh words as a


reprimand will have a negative effect on
the entire class.

2. Nagging and faultfinding together


with long “sermons” are repugnant and
nasty.
3. Keeping a student in a “detention area”
during or after classes as a penalty for
misbehaviour is a waste of time and
occasion for learning. The shameful
experience is not easy to forget.

4. Denying a student some privileges due to


unnecessary hyperactivity can all the more
encourage repetitions.
5. Assignment of additional homework
compared to the rest can make them
dislike the subject.

6. Use of ridicule or sarcasm could


humiliate and embarrass a student.

7. Grades for academic achievement


should not be affected due to
misdemeanour.

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