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Assertive Discipline
The following is taken from: Classroom Discipline and Management by Clifford H. Edwards, John Wile & Sons, Inc.; 2000
CENTRAL IDEAS
1. Canter believes that teacher have the right to o Establish classroom rules o Insist that students follow the rules o Receive help from parents and school administration in disciplining their students 2. Being assertive is the key to discipline. Teachers must create and enforce rules assertively to be successful in the classroom o Assertive discipline involves
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Establishing rules Punishing students who violate rules 3. Rewarding students for good behavior 4. What Canter calls consequences is the same as punishment in the view of other discipline theorists 5. Punishment stimulates rebellion and usually promotes the very misbehavior it is designed to eliminate
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Weaknesses
1. The practice of warning students by putting their names on the board may entice some students to misbehave who otherwise would not 2. Students angered by warnings and sanctions may go further in their rebellion than they ordinarily would 3. Students may be embarrassed by having their name on the board 4. This approach fails to promote self-direction in students 5. It fails to deal with the underlying causes of discipline problems, such as emotional illness, divorce, poverty, racism, and so forth 6. It advocates suspensions for extreme misbehavior when far too many children are out on suspensions already 7. Although Canter recommends using positive reinforcement while emphasizing negative consequences, in actual practice, positive reinforcement may be excluded. 8. Canter recommends strictly enforced rules in the cafeteria. Children frequently go to fast-food restaurants for lunch without supervision and cause no problems. Perhaps schools could learn something from this fact 9. Negative consequences or punishment stimulates rebellion and promotes the very behavior it is designed to eliminate