Good Morning Sleepy Heads!!!
I am the biggest sleepy head of all. Kylee was up from 3 until 4:30 this morning. So, when I woke up to workout I had a horrible headache and wasw tired. So....no workout for me this morning. I might try to make it up later, but my day is pretty full. I have a dr appt (the lovely yearly kind) and have to go grocery shopping. I wish I was going shopping at Hollister though.....
Well, back to what we were talking about yesterday. I don't mind anybody asking questions or wondering what punishments are appropriate. I took a class with a wonderful professor, who has a doctorate in education. All of my professors are considered "doctors" of education and all agree and teach no sentences and don't take away recess.
There are several things a teacher can do to eliminate problems.
1. Proximity control: this means to stand by the child. If a child is doing something he/she is not supposed to, simply standing by the child could stop it. Or, the teacher can stop the lesson, interupt the whole nclass, embarrass the student, write his/her name on the board, and take away recess minutes. Remember I said the punishment must fit the crime? What would you do if you were a teacher?
2. If a teacher has a "problem child", he or she knows it. Therefore, that teacher can talk to that child and develop some sort of personal relationship. Sometimes talking very nicely (remember, that teacher may be the only person all day that is nice to that child) to the student and try to figure out the "real" problem. Is the child sick, did he or she have a bad night, did he or she eat breakfast, did he or she eat candy for breakfast, did he or she watch a boyfriend beat up mom, is another child being mean. Bad behavior is usually a result of an underlying problem. If a teacher can figure that out, then bravo!!! That is a job well done!!
The students must be able to trust a teacher. If a teacher is using humilating, uneffective ways to punish and try to stop bad behavior, the students will be scared and all trust is thrown out of the window.
Anyway, I could go on and on. If you all want to ask anymore questions or give me some comments, please do. I will not take any offense. Again, this is what I have learned from some of the best professors I have ever had.
Have a wonderful day!!!
Sara
http://www.picturetrail.com/saraburnham1
I am the biggest sleepy head of all. Kylee was up from 3 until 4:30 this morning. So, when I woke up to workout I had a horrible headache and wasw tired. So....no workout for me this morning. I might try to make it up later, but my day is pretty full. I have a dr appt (the lovely yearly kind) and have to go grocery shopping. I wish I was going shopping at Hollister though.....
Well, back to what we were talking about yesterday. I don't mind anybody asking questions or wondering what punishments are appropriate. I took a class with a wonderful professor, who has a doctorate in education. All of my professors are considered "doctors" of education and all agree and teach no sentences and don't take away recess.
There are several things a teacher can do to eliminate problems.
1. Proximity control: this means to stand by the child. If a child is doing something he/she is not supposed to, simply standing by the child could stop it. Or, the teacher can stop the lesson, interupt the whole nclass, embarrass the student, write his/her name on the board, and take away recess minutes. Remember I said the punishment must fit the crime? What would you do if you were a teacher?
2. If a teacher has a "problem child", he or she knows it. Therefore, that teacher can talk to that child and develop some sort of personal relationship. Sometimes talking very nicely (remember, that teacher may be the only person all day that is nice to that child) to the student and try to figure out the "real" problem. Is the child sick, did he or she have a bad night, did he or she eat breakfast, did he or she eat candy for breakfast, did he or she watch a boyfriend beat up mom, is another child being mean. Bad behavior is usually a result of an underlying problem. If a teacher can figure that out, then bravo!!! That is a job well done!!
The students must be able to trust a teacher. If a teacher is using humilating, uneffective ways to punish and try to stop bad behavior, the students will be scared and all trust is thrown out of the window.
Anyway, I could go on and on. If you all want to ask anymore questions or give me some comments, please do. I will not take any offense. Again, this is what I have learned from some of the best professors I have ever had.
Have a wonderful day!!!
Sara
http://www.picturetrail.com/saraburnham1