Discipline Answers

I recently came across a book from the public library and thought that I’d pass along the title for those who enjoy reading about Level D! The book is called “Everyday Greatness–Inspiration for a Meaningful Life.”  It’s actually a book of excerpts from Reader’s Digest that have been organized into various themes.  The Table of [...]

This is a great book!  I like to use it several months after I’ve taught all four levels of the DWS Hierarchy. This story is especially valuable for discussing a concept from the DWS approach, that of “choosing your teacher.”  In other words, when a student acts on a high level, the teacher is encouraged [...]

I’d like to share a new book I recently signed out from my public library. It’s called “Letters to a Bullied Girl; Messages of Healing and Hope” by Olivia Gardner with Emily and Sarah Buder. Just as the title promises, the book is filled almost entirely with letters — presented in an easy-to-read format.  The [...]

This week I had a neat experience while teaching a grade 7 student at my newest job at the middle school. I just thought I’d share. For those who don’t know me, I have three teaching positions, all of which are shared with the same partner. Darlene and I share a grade 1 classroom, each [...]

Posted by J.E., a member of the Discipline without Stress mailring. Here is my latest success: Last Friday, three third graders left their homeroom in route to my class (science) and on the way, chose to yell and scream and play an impromptu game of tag. (At my school, we don’t walk the kids from [...]

It seems that every year my teaching partner and I introduce the DWS Hierarchy a bit differently from the year before.  As we’ve become more familiar with the bigger picture of using DWS throughout the course of an full school year, we worry less and less about the initial introduction.  Over the years, we’ve experienced [...]

I’d like to share a picture book by Jacqueline Briggs Martin that connects wonderfully to many different types of lessons.  SNOWFLAKE BENTLEY won the Caldecott Medal in 1999.  It could be integrated into science, literature, a snow and winter theme, a study of biographies, symmetry, art and beauty, and in addition could be used to [...]

Everyone knows the whimsical fantasies of Bill Peet, but you may not be familiar with his less well-known non-fiction book, “Capyboppy.” It’s one of my all time favorite children’s books! Capyboppy is the true story of a South American capybara that was brought into the Peet home by Bill’s oldest son, a natural science major in [...]

I just got a book out of the public library entitled, ANYWAY – The Paradoxical Commandments; Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World by Kent M. Keith. In this book, the author tells the story of how the Paradoxical Commandments came to be written. They are sometimes attributed to Mother Teresa but were in fact [...]

Recently I came across a poem by Portia Nelson. It struck me that this poem sums up why I love teaching with the Discipline without Stress approach so much! AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE SHORT CHAPTERS by Portia Nelson I I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk I fall in. I [...]