Canter's Behavior Management Cycle

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Students that exhibit disruptive behavior in the classroom will continue to do so until the behavior escalates into circumstances that intimidate and challenge the safety of others in the classroom, if left unchecked. That is why classroom management in so important to implement on the first day of school. “Management is nothing more than motivating other people.” (Iacocca) In a well-managed classroom, a teacher has to spend little time disciplining students. The Canters behavior management cycle has three easy to follow steps. Utilizing a case study is the simplest way to illustrate the effectiveness of Canters cycle.

Canter method enables teachers to take charge of their classroom by observing the rights of the students as well as those of the teacher. As a student, in Miss Jones’ Class, John, would know the teacher's expectations without having to guess. John is an 11 year old, in the sixth grade at Washington Elementary School. John comes from a single parent home. His father is not in the picture. His mother works two jobs, so his grandmother cares for him. At home, he is in charge; his grandmother has no control over his behavior. His family life affects John’s behavior in class; he dislikes having to follow the rules at school. The main problem he is having in the classroom is talking; He disrupts class by talking out of turn. The first step in the behavior management cycle: “effectively communicate explicit directions.” (Canter, 2006, p. 50) “I need everyone’s attention. That means your eyes on me, nothing in your hands and no one is talking.” Canter’s model promotes a supportive classroom, which allows teachers to teach and students to learn. Student are taught to behave and teachers use praise and other rewards ...

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...have more time to teach, and discipline will take less time. “In motivating people, you've got to engage their minds and their hearts. I motivate people, I hope, by example - and perhaps by excitement, by having productive ideas to make others feel involved” (Murdoch)

Works Cited

Anne B. Bucalos, A. S. (2005). What Kind of "Managers" Do Adolescents Really Need? Helping Middle and Secondary Teachers Manage Classrooms Effectively. Beyond Behavior, 14(5), 9-14.

Canter, L. (2006). Lee Canter's Classroom manageent for Academic Sucess. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree.

Iacocca, L. (n.d.). BrainyQuote.com. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from BrainyQuote.com: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/l/leeiacocca149257.html

Murdoch, R. (n.d.). Brainy Quotes. Retrieved October 2, 2011, from brainyquote.com: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/rupertmurd109359.html

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