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Laying a Foundation

      Even though there are a number of strategies to choose from, each having a list of benefits and disadvantages, there are a number of broad ideas that cut across many of the strategies outlined in previous sections. Steffens (1995) and Yorba Middle School (n.d.) have elements that inform instructors to:

  1. Have a short, clear, and reasonable set of classroom rules for students to follow.
  2. Focus on positive events.
  3. Be a role-model for students by acting the way you want them to act.
  4. Maintain student involvement from beginning of class to end of class.
  5. Manage conflicts calmly.
  6. Send a student to someone else only after exhausting all possible strategies.

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Steffins, P. (1995) Positive Approach to Discipline. Online Resource Accessed on June 8th, 2005 at: http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/family/g1190.htm

Yorba Middle School. (n.d.) Preventive Discipline/Management. Online Resource Accessed on June 8th, 2005 at: http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/discipline_research.htm


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