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Discipline in Elementary Schools
How it Affects Everyone
Dana ReeseEnglish 1105Mrs. Owens
September 6, 2009
Parents and teachers should work together as a whole to decide on discipline plans for the children in the schools
A child who has discipline will be a better student, have better grades, and get along better with
other students.
Children should know from the beginning that if they do something wrong they will be punished, and if they interrupt class by acting out that will also come with consequences. They should also have a reward for behaving in the appropriate manner.
Ask Americans what Ask Americans what worries them most about worries them most about
the public schools, and the the public schools, and the answer might surprise you: answer might surprise you:
discipline. For several discipline. For several decades now, poll after poll decades now, poll after poll shows it topping the list of shows it topping the list of parents' concerns. Recent parents' concerns. Recent
news stories—from the news stories—from the Columbine massacre to Columbine massacre to Jesse Jackson's protests Jesse Jackson's protests
against the expulsion of six against the expulsion of six brawling Decatur, Illinois, brawling Decatur, Illinois,
high school students to the high school students to the killing of one Flint, killing of one Flint,
Michigan, six-year-old by Michigan, six-year-old by another—guarantee that another—guarantee that the issue won't lose its the issue won't lose its urgency any time soonurgency any time soon
Hundreds of PreK-8 Hundreds of PreK-8 teachers from across the teachers from across the United States, Canada, United States, Canada, and elsewhere and elsewhere participated in a survey participated in a survey that covers everything that covers everything from classroom size, to from classroom size, to teacher’s beliefs on teacher’s beliefs on punishment, and punishment, and rewards. The median rewards. The median class size reported isclass size reported issomewhere between 16 somewhere between 16 and 23 students. The and 23 students. The teachers responding work teachers responding work in ain awide variety of socio-wide variety of socio-economic settings. economic settings.
87% of teachers surveyed disagreed
with the statement:’ rewards and
punishments train children to be
irresponsible'
45% of teachers surveyed have one
or more of their students
on individual behavior
contracts
42% of teachers report that class
meetings are an important
component of their behavior
management
approach
75% of teachers surveyed have a
written discipline plan with
stated expectations and
consequences
62% of teachers surveyed
report that they involved their students in some way in creating
their classroom rules
52% of teachers surveyed report
that their school has a school-
Wide discipline policy that
spells out the rules and
consequences
86% of teachers surveyed post their
classroomrules on a wall or
bulletin board in their classroom
Hundreds Surveyed
Hundreds Interviewed
88% of teachers surveyed agreed with the statement: ‘
Intrinsic rewards alone are not enough to motivate many
school-age children'.
64% of teachers surveyed disagreed with the statement: 'Teachers should use intrinsic rewards. Extrinsic rewards,
like stickers, are bribes'
62% of teachers surveyed reward their students
by table groups, teams, or rows to encourage
good behavior
78% of teachers surveyed use whole-class
rewards (rewards that
the entire class earns)
68% of teachers surveyed disagreed with
the statement: 'Punishing a child does not teach
a child to be responsible'.
72% of teachers disagreed with the statement:
'Most of the punishment teachers give children
is unnecessary'
There are many things parents and teachers should know There are many things parents and teachers should know about discipline such as discipline is not the same as about discipline such as discipline is not the same as
punishment. Instead, discipline has to do more punishment. Instead, discipline has to do more with teaching, and involves teaching your child right with teaching, and involves teaching your child right
from wrong, how to respect the rights of others, which from wrong, how to respect the rights of others, which behaviors are acceptable and which are not, with a goal behaviors are acceptable and which are not, with a goal
of helping to develop a child who feels secure and of helping to develop a child who feels secure and loved, is self-confident, self-disciplined and knows how loved, is self-confident, self-disciplined and knows how to control his impulses, and who does not get overly to control his impulses, and who does not get overly frustrated with the normal stresses of everyday lifefrustrated with the normal stresses of everyday life
All children are different and have All children are different and have different temperaments and different temperaments and
developmental levels and a style of developmental levels and a style of discipline that may work with other discipline that may work with other
children may not work with a certain one. children may not work with a certain one. Parents and teachers should also Parents and teachers should also
understand that how you behave when understand that how you behave when disciplining children will help to determine disciplining children will help to determine how children will behave or misbehave in how children will behave or misbehave in
the future.the future.
It is normal for childrenIt is normal for children
to test their limitsto test their limits
Discipline in elementary schools Discipline in elementary schools is such an important part of a is such an important part of a Childs first school experience.Childs first school experience.