With the beginning of the school year, we are busy setting up systems that help us manage students and behavior. In this episode, I grapple with wanting to walk away from the stoplight system I have always used in favor of building relationships and focusing on natural and logical consequences instead. What does one do when students are at stake, but multiple factors go into making these kinds of decisions? In this episode, I will explore the humiliating system I have used for years (not with the intention to humiliate), and explore better alternatives. These are alternatives I have used in conjunction with the stoplight system, and that get to the core of a student's behavior. Listen to learn how visual behavior systems can feel humiliating to students, and the alternatives that better serve the student, the class, and the teacher.
0:00 Intro
3:46 My personal crossroads in classroom management
14:20 Stoplight, visual systems and how I attempt to put a positive spin on it
14:47 Examples of logical consequences
24:48 Star Bucks as a classroom economy
35:38 Classroom management at the secondary level
43:50 Teaching Compassion
45:32 Concluding points and wrap up
Resources
Want to read more material on respectful behavior management?
Time Out: Early, Often, and for Everyone.
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