Importance Of Discipline In The Classroom

Teaching discipline in the classroom is crucial to creating a positive learning environment. As mentioned in the book after a few weeks of school the students are learning what is expected of them and the daily routines. However, it still has to be taught and practiced, especially if the teacher is incorporating new discipline strategies to create the positive community. Students must be taught to understand that when classroom rules and procedures are not followed, there will be logical consequences to follow. A few of the classroom rules and procedures in my classroom consist of raising your hand when you want to speak out, pushing your chair in when you stand up, sitting in your own square on the rug, standing on the third square in the

The most effective way to support our rules and encourage the appropriate behavior is by creating logical consequences for when the student’s behavior or learning go off course. One strategy for logical consequences mentioned in the book is time-out. One of our consequences in our class is having the students walk outside when they don’t follow the rules during recess such as playing in the dirt or going up the slide instead of down. We have them walk down a sidewalk and back to reflect on what they did and could do next time instead. Once they get done walking they will tell us what they will do better next time and then they get to play. We believe students should be able to play and enjoy their free time, but they also have to learn there are consequences to not following the rules. Another logical consequence that I have seen is taking away the privilege of sitting on the big rug in the class. My kindergarteners know that when they sit on the rug they are suppose to sit on their own square and keep their hands to themselves. If we are working on phonics, teaching a lesson, or anything else that requires the students to sit on the rug and the students don’t follow the rules they are asked to move from off the rug and sit behind it. The students love sitting on the rug because