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Introduction
CanterAssertivediscipline
DreikursInteractionalist
LogicalConsequences
Rogersnoninterventionist
Glassernoninterventionist
Restorativepractice
Lewis3Models
Managementmodelsinthewayteachersteach
Somepracticalstrategies
Referencesandfurtherresources
CanterandCanterAssertivedisciplineAssertivedisciplineisasystematicapproachdesignedtoassistteachersinrunninganorganised,teacherinchargeclassroomenvironment.LeeandMarleneCanterbasedtheirapproachontheirownresearchandthefoundationsofassertivenesstrainingandappliedbehaviouranalysis.Assertivedisciplinehasdevelopedovertimefromaratherauthoritarianapproachtoonethatisnowmoredemocraticandcooperative.
Centraltothismodelisthebeliefthatyou,astheteacher,havetherighttodeterminewhatisbestforyourstudents,andtoexpectcompliance.Students'behaviourshouldnotinhibityoufromeffectiveteaching,ordenyanotherstudenttheopportunitiestolearn.Studentsneedtocomplytocreateandmaintainaneffectiveandefficientlearningenvironment.Thegoalforteachersistoactassertivelyasopposedtoaggressivelyornonassertively.
ChallengingchildrenAssertivedisciplineinatoughinnercityschoolintheUKbySchoolsWorldTV
DirectLinkhttp://youtu.be/SUhYwpRuYng
Thecharacteristicsoftheseassertiveteachersare
toreactconfidentlyandquicklyinsituationsthatrequirethemanagementofstudentbehavior
todevelopafewclearlystatedclassroomrulesthathavebeenexplained,practiced,andenforcedconsistently.theabilitytogivefirm,clear,concisedirectionstostudentswhoareinneedofoutsideguidancetohelpthembehaveappropriately.
toreinforcestudentswhocomply
toapplynegativeconsequencestothosewhodisobeyrulesanddirectionsreceivenegativeconsequences.
TheAssertiveDisciplineclassroommanagementmodelisoftencharacterizedasfocusingprimarilyonrewardsandpunishments,theCantersactuallyplacegreatemphasisoncatchingstudentsbeinggood.centraltothismodelisthatchildrenneedclearbehaviourallimits.
SomeofthekeyideasTeachersshouldinsistondecent,responsiblebehaviourfromstudents
Teacherfailureissynonymouswithfailuretomaintaindiscipline
Teachersshouldnotbelievethat'firm'controlisstiflingandwrongforchildren
teachersandstudentsALLhaverights
5StepstoAssertiveDisciplineRecogniseandremoveobstaclestoassertivediscipline
Practiseuseofassertivedisciplineresponsestyle
Setclearlimits
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Followthroughfirmly
Employasystemofpositiveassertion
TipsforusingthismodelHaveclearexpectationsofthestudents
setclearguidelinesforstudents
establishappropriateconsequencesinadvance
backupwordswithactionfollowthrough
Acknowledgepositivebehaviourbygivingpersonalattention,positivenoteshomeandrewardsandprivileges
Seekhelpfromseniorstaff
TheCanterModelofDisciplineInTeacherMatters:AdvancingKnowledgeinTeachersViewthewebsiteherehttp://www.teachermatters.com/classroomdiscipline/modelsofdiscipline/thecantermodel.html
Canter,L(1989)AssertiveDiscipline:MorethanNamesontheBoardandMarblesinaJarReadthearticlehere(LaTrobeLibrary)http://0www.jstor.org.alpha2.latrobe.edu.au/stable/20404058?seq=2
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