QUESTION:
I remember reading about using a teacher using some trash to introduce the DWS Hierarchy. Where can I find out about this activity? Is it somewhere online?

RESPONSE:
The activity to which you are referring is a description of just one way in which the Discipline without Stress Hierarchy can be introduced to students. Many people like this “trash scenario” because it provides a simple way to initially present the four levels of behavior.

You can find what you’re looking for in Part Two of the Phi Delta Kappan article, Using a Discipline System to Promote Learning.  Scroll down to page 505. The TRASH SCENARIO explanation begins right beneath the Hierarchy on that page.

In addition, you can find photographs of four very simple “trash visuals” that go with this activity.  They are posted at the Discipline without Stress Mailring. Click on the sidebar link titled, “Photos.” (Credit for the creation of these clever visuals goes to teacher, Cindy Nadon, of Canada.)

Another way to introduce the Hierarchy: The Butterfly Analogy

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posted On: August 4, 2008: 11:25 am: By Kerry Weisner
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