Chapter+7

=Discipline with Dignity =

Richard Curwin and Allen Mendler
Curwin and Mendler’s model is focused on  dignity  for the students and teachers. They believe in democratic, student-centered classrooms. They are one of the first theorists to address school violence and aggression. According to Mendler “most discipline programs incorrectly place their emphasis upon strategies and techniques.”  *Disciplining with dignity is a responsibility model and not an obedience model. *They believe emphasis should be on long-term behavior improvements rather than short-term fixes. * Teachers help students regain hope (often students have lost hope in themselves and in schools) * “Healthy classroom” =Principles =

1L ong-term efforts- teaching the students why the behavior is not appropriate instead of punishing. 2. <span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teachers stop doing ineffective things- <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. <span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I will be fair, and won’t always treat everyone the same”- students and their behavior problems deserve individual attention. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. <span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make rules that make sense. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. <span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teachers model what they expect. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. <span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teachers believe that responsibility is more important than obedience- obedience is when everyone conforms to a certain rule. Responsibility involves making the best choices with the information they have. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. <span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teachers always treat students with <span style="background-color: rgb(201, 181, 19);"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dignity <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Example: <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rule: Students are not for hitting, fighting, or hurting. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Consequence: Do one nice thing for the victim before the day is over. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Punishment: Stay after school 2 hours and sit in silence
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Social contracts **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- clearly defines acceptable and unacceptable behaviors in the classroom before students misbehave. Consequences are agreed upon when rules are created. Each consequence is clearly stated and clarified in advance. A consequence is not a punishment.

<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Example: "Jordan you can sit quietly or go back to your seat." <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- The proposal to instill dignity and help students regain hope. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Teachers are genuinely committed to helping students, those students feel good about themselves. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Students centered and emphasizes a students dignity and self-esteem and overall well-being <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Students <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">are involved in the rule making process <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Students are encouraged to set up guidelines for the teacher. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Teachers do not have to keep detailed records of behaviors and rule violations <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some teachers have a hard time letting their students be in charge of making up the rules and consequences. <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The extent to which educators can be expected realistically to instill dignity. <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The teacher is not an authoritative figure in the classroom. <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The suggestion that teachers should use touch or move in close proximity to misbehaving students might result in psychological discomfort. <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The teacher’s lack of authoritarianism and the fact that students sometimes make rules and set consequences for teachers can be discomforting to students who have been taught that teachers are to be places on a pedestal.
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Power Struggles **<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Try to diffuse by using an “or” statement
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Positives **
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Negatives **