Can I use DwStress out on yard duty?
QUESTION:
What happens at recess, when as a teacher doing yard duty, most of your school does not know the DwStress levels? Do you explain it to them?
RESPONSE:
Good question!
Firstly, in any teaching situation, it’s simply good practice to employ the three PRINCIPLES of Discipline without Stress: Positivity, Choice and Reflection.
When out on [...]
Is it possible to use both DwStress AND tallies?
QUESTION:
I have often been tempted to order the Discipline without Stress book. What has held me back is my school’s requirement that we use the same discipline plan throughout the department (in my case, 4th through 6th grades.).
The department has the same rules: (1) Be respectful (2) Be obedient (3) Be honest [...]
In the first year of our journey toward using DISCIPLINE without STRESS at my K-6 school, staff members decided to focus on improving common concerns within the school as a whole. Our first goal was to improve student behavior at school assemblies.
Following Part I of the DISCIPLINE without STRESS Teaching Model, we began by [...]
Any suggestions for getting started with this discipline approach in a school library?
QUESTION:
I’m the librarian in a K-8 school. I have been looking for a good discipline program and am really interested in DISCIPLINE without STRESS. Any tips or suggestions for successfully getting started in this type of teaching situation?
RESPONSE:
In any teaching situation, good classroom management lays the foundation for effective discipline. Leave [...]
