A response from Allan, a member of the DWS Yahoo Group Sometimes it is not easy to move away from rewards and punishments so eliciting consequences from kids is not as bad as imposing consequences––but we need to aim to move away even from this. We want kids to think of the word “consequences” as [...]
August 2011
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I’m worried about the part where kids decide their own consequences.
Incorporate some daily positivity – with riddles!
Dr. Marshall encourages teachers to remember that people always do better when they feel better. Because young people are no different than adults in this respect, one of the three principles that form the foundation of the Disicipline without Stress Teaching Model is Positivity. Dr. Marshall reminds teachers to develop a coaching mindset from which misbehavior is [...]
Making learning an option – The “Principle of Choice” at work!
After first reading Marv’s DWS book more than ten years ago, I started to become conscious of the importance of deliberately planning for “choice” in my teaching. Certainly, as I took on a job at a local Alternate High School six years ago––working one-on-one with sullen, illiterate and often, ashamed teenagers––providing choice was a [...]
