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Describe one or two discipline policies in place in your classroom or at your school that adhere to the model discussed in this lesson. Have they been effective?
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One discipline policy we had at the last Christian school I taught at was that if a student was disrespectful to the teacher or their classmates or was disruptive in course, that student had to stay for about 15 minutes after school and either help clean that teacher’s room or write an apology letter to said teacher. It was very effective.
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One discipline is respecting your adults, peers and yourself. Showing respect and honoring others shows how much you know they are valuable and made in the image of God. This allows an atmosphere for students to take risks and accelerate their learning.
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I am a new teacher, so I’m not yet familiar with their discipline policies. I do know that when I was student teaching in the public school, we had expectations for the students, and they were generally only as effective as the parents were involved. We did discuss how we should act and treat each other in the classroom, and a clip-chart was used to display their choices. I think that the visual served as a reminder to them to readjust their choices. They understood that they were accountable for their actions, and I was able to extend them grace in various situations.
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In dealing with discipline I am a believer of attempting to deal with it in course as much as possible. The reason being that as the teacher I have built the relational capital to have the tough conversations with the students. Secondly, I ask specific questions that don’t accuse but allow the student to tell the story. While this doesn’t always produce the best outcome, students will lie, it does help guide what the student could do differently when they are faced with a similar situation in the future. Lastly, it allows for reconciliation and for the “reset” button to be pushed.
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A conversation takes place between the teacher and student or administrator and student. If an underlying character issue is discovered that will be addressed. If a character issue is not discovered than the behavior is addressed.
