Discipline Answers

QUESTION: Does anyone know if DWS is ever implemented in high school? I teach high school Leadership classes and I think high schoolers need these things even more immediately than little ones. The real world is going to require self-discipline of them, real soon! Raising their responsibility is exactly what high school kids need. Most [...]

First Question: When introducing the Hierarchy, I assume that I should focus on one level at a time. Do I start with Level A or Level D? Response: To me, it makes sense to begin with Level A and end with D; I want to end on a positive and inspiring note! Second Question: Would [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

QUESTION: Some of my youngsters are struggling with the word “anarchy.” How can I explain what it means in a simple way? DR. MARSHALL’S RESPONSE: Remember that young people’s brains are like sponges. They can absorb anything. The trick is to make meaning of what is absorbed. This will enhance learning and memory. For older [...]

We’re going through a heat wave here in BC that’s breaking records all the way back to the 40′s and 50′s! So this morning when my husband and son left for work, I decided that if I was going to go for a bike ride today, it had better be early. As I was traveling [...]