Research indicates that students who chronically misbehave do so in an attempt to accomplish a specific goal. Research suggests that four primary goals of chronic student misbehavior are attention, power, revenge, and inadequacy. Educators who recognize these goals of behavior strategically ensure that students have opportunities to learn how to achieve their goals in socially-acceptable ways, rather than using punishment techniques that frequently escalate the misbehaviors.
Having a variety of tools and techniques to use in the classroom helps the whole classroom environment. While they will not work for all children, having several tricks up your
An alternative high school in Illinois is helping students who were at-risk for dropping out to get back on track for graduation and develop skills to be productive citizens. Among
More and more teachers recognize that children who can’t sit still in class, act out, or have asthma may be showing warning signs of a toxic exposure to childhood trauma.
Helping students regain their calm after misbehavior doesn’t mean there are no consequences—it ensures that the right lesson is learned.
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Students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia at the Sandhills School in South Carolina do yoga and other purposeful movements to help calm their bodies and minds. Students say the breathing
One-off programs — such as guest speakers and school assemblies — are ineffective at addressing the complexities of bullying, says Dorothy Espelage of the University of North Carolina. Some schools
Traditionally when children choose bad behaviors, they are sent to detention or get a consequence. One school has found a far healthier approach to discipline.
Kids who seem oppositional are often severely anxious.
Dyslexia is the most common type of developmental reading disability and one of the most studied of all learning disorders. Advocates have successfully pushed more than 40 states to adopt
