Canterassertivediscipline
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Introduction
CanterAssertivediscipline
DreikursInteractionalist
LogicalConsequences
Rogersnoninterventionist
Glassernoninterventionist
Restorativepractice
CanterandCanterAssertivediscipline
Assertivedisciplineisasystematicapproachdesignedtoassistteachersinrunninganorganised,
teacherinchargeclassroomenvironment.LeeandMarleneCanterbasedtheirapproachontheir
ownresearchandthefoundationsofassertivenesstrainingandappliedbehaviouranalysis.Assertive
disciplinehasdevelopedovertimefromaratherauthoritarianapproachtoonethatisnowmore
democraticandcooperative.
Centraltothismodelisthebeliefthatyou,astheteacher,havetherighttodeterminewhatisbestfor
yourstudents,andtoexpectcompliance.Students'behaviourshouldnotinhibityoufromeffective
teaching,ordenyanotherstudenttheopportunitiestolearn.Studentsneedtocomplytocreateand
maintainaneffectiveandefficientlearningenvironment.Thegoalforteachersistoactassertivelyas
opposedtoaggressivelyornonassertively.
Lewis3Models
Managementmodelsintheway
teachersteach
Somepracticalstrategies
Referencesandfurtherresources
Challengingchildren
AssertivedisciplineinatoughinnercityschoolintheUKbySchoolsWorldTV
DirectLinkhttp://youtu.be/SUhYwpRuYng
Thecharacteristicsoftheseassertiveteachersare
toreactconfidentlyandquicklyinsituationsthatrequirethemanagementofstudentbehavior
todevelopafewclearlystatedclassroomrulesthathavebeenexplained,practiced,and
enforcedconsistently.theabilitytogivefirm,clear,concisedirectionstostudentswhoarein
needofoutsideguidancetohelpthembehaveappropriately.
toreinforcestudentswhocomply
toapplynegativeconsequencestothosewhodisobeyrulesanddirectionsreceivenegative
consequences.
TheAssertiveDisciplineclassroommanagementmodelisoftencharacterizedasfocusingprimarilyon
rewardsandpunishments,theCantersactuallyplacegreatemphasisoncatchingstudentsbeing
good.centraltothismodelisthatchildrenneedclearbehaviourallimits.
Someofthekeyideas
Teachersshouldinsistondecent,responsiblebehaviourfromstudents
Teacherfailureissynonymouswithfailuretomaintaindiscipline
Teachersshouldnotbelievethat'firm'controlisstiflingandwrongforchildren
teachersandstudentsALLhaverights
5StepstoAssertiveDiscipline
Recogniseandremoveobstaclestoassertivediscipline
Practiseuseofassertivedisciplineresponsestyle
Setclearlimits
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Canterassertivediscipline
Followthroughfirmly
Employasystemofpositiveassertion
Tipsforusingthismodel
Haveclearexpectationsofthestudents
setclearguidelinesforstudents
establishappropriateconsequencesinadvance
backupwordswithactionfollowthrough
Acknowledgepositivebehaviourbygivingpersonalattention,positivenoteshomeandrewards
andprivileges
Seekhelpfromseniorstaff
TheCanterModelofDiscipline
InTeacherMatters:AdvancingKnowledgeinTeachers
Viewthewebsitehere
http://www.teachermatters.com/classroomdiscipline/modelsofdiscipline/thecantermodel.html
Canter,L(1989)AssertiveDiscipline:MorethanNamesontheBoardandMarblesinaJar
Readthearticlehere(LaTrobeLibrary)
http://0www.jstor.org.alpha2.latrobe.edu.au/stable/20404058?seq=2
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