Discipline Answers

QUESTION: I found out about Dr. Marshall’s DISCIPLINE without STRESS on the Internet when I visited a primary teacher’s classroom website. I noticed that although this teacher used DWS, there was also a “behavior board” in the classroom where the students’ behavior was noted when they acted up. Certain misbehavior was followed by certain consequences. [...]

QUESTION: Can you give me an overview of how The Raise Responsibility System is implemented in a classroom? I understand that it is part of the DWS Teaching Model and that a teacher uses it to guide themselves through a discipline situation. RESPONSE: As you mentioned, The Raise Responsibility System is the third part of [...]

RESPONSE: Dr. Marshall suggests practicing THREE PRINCIPLES when teaching and when dealing with situations that require the use of discipline: POSITIVITY, CHOICE and REFLECTION. These THREE PRINCIPLES are the second step of the DWS Teaching Model. POSITIVITY Dr. Marshall encourages adults to verbalize all they say in a positive way, even when the situation itself [...]

QUESTION: I’ve heard you describe the DISCIPLINE without STRESS approach as “simple-to-implement.” I personally find that it takes continuous effort when I’m teaching to deal with classroom management and at the same remember to be positive, offer choices, and ask reflective questions. I wonder if others find the implementation of this discipline approach to be [...]

QUESTION: Can this discipline system really be used with young children in Kindergarten and First Grade? It seems as if it would be above their heads. RESPONSE: I’ve met a number of people, both in person and on the Internet, who express concern that the concepts of DISCIPLINE without STRESS are too sophisticated to be [...]