Discipline for Smart People    

Many educators confuse “classroom management” with “discipline.”

A clear understanding of the the difference assists in teachers’ becoming more effective and efficient in each category. To help clarify, the following major link,”Classroom Management,” has been added to www.MarvinMarshall.com.

Description of the FOUR MAJOR subgroups is at Important Links.

The first link describes the essentials of curriculum, instruction, classroom management, and discipline. Understanding the differences between the four areas can pinpoint the cause of problems. The explanations are at Curriculum, Instruction, Classroom Management, and Discipline.

Rules are meant to control, not inspire. Rules are necessary in games, but between people they immediately create an adversarial relationship. Click on this link to see a much more effective approach for promoting responsible behavior.

Procedures are the key to successful classroom management. This link offers many examples.

Attention Management offers a simple visual and a procedure for quickly obtaining students’ attention.

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Posted In: Promoting Learning On: January 29, 2008: 9:31 am: By Marvin Marshall

Benjamin Franklin understood that the art of persuasion was to induce the person to influence himself. He knew that persuading others to his point of view took patience and endurance, attributes of self-discipline. He assumed that people are often won over slowly, often indirectly. He believed that if you don’t win the bargain today, go after it again tomorrow—and the next day.

Here are some of Franklin’s strategies of persuasion and bargaining:

1. Be clear in your own mind about exactly what you are after.

2. Do your homework so that you are fully prepared to discuss every aspect and respond to every question and comment.

3. Be persistent. Don’t expect to “win” the first time. The first objective should be simply to start the other person thinking.

4. Make friends with the person with whom you are bargaining. Put your bargain in terms of the other person’s desires, advantages, and benefits.

5. Keep your sense of humor.

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Posted In: Increasing Effectiveness On: : 9:00 am: By Marvin Marshall