Is it time to rethink the way we deal with poor behaviour?
The behaviour management policy is the first thing many teachers see when they start in a new school, and it is a similar structure in all establishments. However, in its current form, I see no benefits to teachers or children in mainstream schooling.
The Problems With Behaviour Management Policies
There are a number of issues that I've have with behaviour management policies.
Under-ambitious by name, under-ambitious by nature
The majority of children do not need their behaviour 'managed', as pride and respect provide enough motivation for
Jerry from Texas here. Spot on. I try to preach this everyday on campus. We have some teachers who don’t want to invest the time,”They should know how to behave, it is high school.” I am going to share this with my Leadership Team.
I guess the same could be applied to teaching science?” They should know it already… we must teach children how to behave. It is not a given.
Excellent….
Highly informative.