Normalization Case Study

Chapter 1 Project #1 pg. 25 - Relate the principles of normalization, fairness and respect to the standards of the Council for Exceptional Children for the ethical application of behavior management interventions.

Response: The Council for Exceptional Children presented a code of ethics. The code that was presented indicated that professional should only apply methods and procedures that do not undermine the dignity or rights of the students. As the Council for Exceptional Children believe that every student should be treated with respect and with dignity. They affirm the need for a safe school environment but at the same time argue that the school should be a positive environment as well. Our text reads, “The policy argues that clear policies should be in place to support a school climate conductive to respect and dignity of all individuals.” (Shae, 2012, p.16)

The attitude that formed came across like a young child not getting what they wanted and throwing a tantrum. All of which is not the norm for a 9th grade student. After using the ABC Chart I can now conclude that this student is struggling and truly does not feel confident in the content being taught. He first showed that by wanting to sit in the back of the room with the co-teacher. When his request was denied, he became upset and refused to work. This could very well be because he was feeling the stress because the work has become too hard for him. Then when the teacher was going over the guided notes for the new content, placing his head down on his desk and not taking notes is a good indication that again he is on brain overload. The final antecedent where he was given the practice worksheet to complete in class, him pushing the paper on the floor shows me that he is in complete shutdown mode and that the work might be too hard or there are concepts he does not