William Glasser believes that all behavior is chosen and that all of our actions are driven by five basic needs. These needs are survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun. Educators need to recognize that if a student is acting out it they are lacking one or more of these basic needs. Glasser does not believe in punishment. In place of punishment, students must state their inappropriate behavior, why it was wrong, and what they will do differently next time.
In respect to a standard based classroom in 2016, Glasser’s most useful idea is that he takes into consideration why the student is acting out. The reason for the bad behavior must be found before the behavior will change. …show more content…
According to her theory, educators should provide students with a set of rules and punishments and when punishing students they should ensure that the student’s dignity is left intact. Coloroso believes in discipline over punishment, for punishment invites more conflict, while discipline demonstrates what the student should have done.
In respect to a standard based classroom in 2016, Coloroso’s most useful concepts are her concern for the student’s dignity and use of discipline. Students deserve to be respected and shown the error in their action. The least useful portion of Coloroso’s theory is that explaining everything to the student could encourage arguments. Overall, this theory focuses on the action and not the child specifically, therefore saving the student’s dignity.
Thomas Gordon: Discipline Through Inner Self Control
Thomas Gordon believes that teachers should use “persuasive authority” to help students to develop self-control. Gordon believes that this persuasive authority should be paired with a student centered classroom. Within this students centered classroom, there are no traditional rewards or punishments. Students govern themselves and are required to come together to …show more content…
According to Kohn, if student are allowed to learn what they want to when they want to they will have no reason to misbehave.
In respect to a standard based classroom in 2016, the most useful aspects of Kohn’s theory is it takes students ideas and thoughts into consideration. The downfall of Kohn’s theory are that there are no consequences in place if misbehavior were to occur and the teacher does not have 51% of the power in the classroom.
Personal Philosophy of Discipline
My name is Jess Banas and I am a secondary education major at the University of Akron focusing on the content area of integrated mathematics. As a classroom manager, I want to direct my students down the path way of learning while also allowing them to feel as if they are in control of their education. Many high school students will be continuing onto college and need to understand the importance of taking charge of their own education. This lesson is also relevant to my students who will not being continuing their education, for they will need to learn independent and become self-reliant. Along with fostering self-reliance, I feel that individual responsibility, perception of fairness, and consistency are important principle