QUESTION: I was wondering if the behavior standards listed by Marshall (A = anarchy, etc.) are confusing to students. When we give them behavior grades, we say “A” is the best. I want to put up the Hierarchy chart as described in the book, but I wondered if it was going to confuse the kids. [...]
April 2008
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Are the level letters confusing to students?
I’m a bit put off by the “reverse A-D system.”
Question: Although I use Marshall’s levels, I’m a bit put off by the “reverse A-D system.” D being the best goes so opposite of how we usually think of grades or levels. Response: Although it’s true that school letter grades and the DwSTRESS Hierarchy levels are arranged in opposite order, at my K-6 school, we [...]
Can the levels be renamed in opposite order?
QUESTION: Just wondering–could the levels be renamed to go in the opposite order? The younger kiddies have been so programmed to think that A is the best and what they should be striving for. To them, D means needing improvement. I’m afraid my kids will get confused when I tell them Level A is the [...]
