Alfie Kohn Classroom Management EDUC 360 Beyond Discipline Alfie Kohn Classroom Management EDUC 360

Beyond Discipline operates under the premise: Students are responsible for their own behavior Students are capable of controlling their own behavior

Beyond discipline looks like A student-directed management style Teachers allowing students to experience natural consequences Absence of physical or psychological punishments

Beyond discipline Does not promote removing student with misbehavior from the classroom Creates a unconditional community Designs classroom as a safe place

Beyond discipline Promotes creating a sense of belonging Teaches unconditionally Has high expectations with unconditional acceptance Sees student separate from behavior

Kohn promotes… Working with children to encourage their social and moral development which means…

Utilizing children’s need… To be able to make their own decisions To belong To learn and apply learning

So focus on… Learning Classroom environment Set of values vs rules Natural curiosity and need to learn

Community environment has No competition No rewards Words of encouragement Respect Sense of belonging Class meetings

When misbehavior happens… Focus on curriculum What is the purpose of the task? Is the learner constructing new information?

Emphasize a curriculum based on Students’ affinities Opportunities to construct new knowledge Working with peers Group projects Multiple learning styles

Remember students are… Compassionate Sympathetic Courteous Curious Constructivists creating their own knowledge