Past Questions
  1. I have tried everything I know how to do. We have class meetings every day. We sit in a circle, pass an object around, and try to find solutions (the kids aren't great at that yet.) My biggest problems occur outside of the class meetings. I cannot get them to listen to me and some have been very disrespectful to me and to my co-worker. Teacher having a difficult time implementing Positive Discipline
  2. I have been trying the class meetings for about 15 weeks now. Some classes have come along okay, but others still say that I need to take more control of the classroom because they are still not convinced that the meetings are working.
  3. I was confused as to the turn taking in classroom meetings. If the student does not have the "talking tool," they may not speak and the tool goes around the circle. How can I ensure that all contributors to solving a problem can be heard, even though the talking tool has already passed?
  4. I Was just wondering if your program has components for high schools as well as elementary and middle schools?
  5. My son's table (4 students) was told to leave the classroom during correction of a test because someone at the table was talking. The teacher knew who was talking. She told all four students that the guilty party needed to come forward and confess or the three non-guilty students needed to confidentially come forward and tell her who was doing the talking.
  6. I am a parent of a 5th grader. There are 30 students in this classroom and the teacher is having a lot of difficulty controlling them. He has resorted to punishing the whole class because several of the students are "misbehaving".
  7. Because we only have 30 minutes together, it's critical that the kids arrive on time. I have one parent who is now considering taking her son out of the program because of the early start time, and the resulting phone calls from me when her son is absent/late.
  8. None of my usual stuff worked and there was total chaos.
  9. I need examples of ways to use Positive Discipline in the classroom with middle school students. I have 6 periods each day, with 43 minutes each (ridiculous). Class meetings and other strategies need to be applicable for me in that context. Elementary school teachers ways of implementing strategies often don't work because of the revolving door/time problem. Which of your products would help me best?
  10. I can't believe the teacher did something so cruel to those children. I personally do not believe in using food as a reward or punishment for a child's behavior.
  11. I have two students that continue to test me and what the consequences will be.
  12. Backward Punishment
  13. Humiliation in the classroom
  14. Fooling Around During Class Meetings
  15. I have a student in my kindergarten class who is constantly saying "I can't do it".
  16. Any suggestion, other than constant repetition, of getting them to use the techniques they learned in their class meetings?
  17. Class having difficulty with the compliments portion of the meeting.
  18. I've got a student whose frequent behavior is slamming books on desk, disrupting other students, giving dirty looks, and calling me a .....
  19. Our K-4 elementary school punishes minor infractions with detention.
  20. I am concerned with my daughter's kindergarten teacher saying, "I hear a tattle-teller" when the children bring their problems to her.
  21. How do you handle a 9 year old boy who defecates in his pants during the school day (each day) with no medical cause identified?
  22. I teach 1st and 2nd grade (combined class). I am having trouble finding inventive ways to control the chatter while I (or a student) am trying to talk. Please help!
  23. Dealing With Impulsivity, Inability to Focus and On-the-Go Hyperness of a 6-Yr-Old
  24. Making the Change From Corporal Punishment to Positive Discipline
  25. My Child is a Chronic Cryer, HELP!
  26. I am looking for help in developing some individual behavior plans for three children in my room.
  27. Do you have any articles on School Code of Conduct?
  28. I am looking for some concrete practical tips for dealing with bullying behavior in a school setting.
  29. I want to try to have meetings with my high school band, but there are 50 people in that class.
  30. I teach 1st and 2nd grade (combined class).  I am having trouble finding   inventive ways to control the chatter while I (or a student) am trying to  talk.  Please help!
  31. Is there any teaching style (i.e. cooperative classroom vs. traditional teacher centered classroom) that is more conducive to a disciplined class when students are lower level and are lacking in the basic social skills?  If you feel that one is better than the other, will you please give a reason for this.
  32. Student Teacher Needs Help!
  33. Using Positive Discipline in a College Setting


 

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