Behavior Plan

Rules in my classroom are few. I believe as all students are different, and all actions and reactions very personal in nature, effective discipline involves few overriding tenets rather than a long list of specific rules. Situations are dealt with as they arise, with the focus on enabling the student to grow and learn from his or her actions.

 

Guidelines for Student Behavior:

1. You may engage in any behavior that does not create a problem for you or anyone else in the world.

2. If you find yourself with a problem, you may solve it by any means that does not cause a problem for anyone else in the world.

3. You may engage in any behavior that does not jeopardize the safety or learning of yourself or others. Unkind words and actions will not be tolerated.

 

In ensuring the above mentioned guidelines are adhered to, I will operate with the following principles as my guide:

1. I will react without anger or haste to problem situations.

2. I will provide consequences that are not punitive but that allow the student to experience the results of a poor choice, enabling him or her to make better choices in the future.

3. I will proceed in all situations with the best interest of the whole person foremost in my mind. Academic, social, and emotional well-being will be fostered.

4. I will guide students toward personal responsibility and the decision-making skills they will need to function in the real world.

5. I will arrange consequences for problem situations in such a way that the student will not be humiliated or demeaned.

6. Equal is not always fair. Consequences will be designed to fit the problems of individual students, and they may be different even when problems appear to be the same.

7. I will make every effort to ensure that, in each situation, the students involved understand why they are involved in consequences.

8. If I at any time act or react in a way in which a student  feels is truly unjust, that student need only to say to me, “I’m not sure that is fair.” I will arrange a private conference during which the student can express to me why he or she feels my actions were not fair. This may or may not change my course of action. I am always open to calm, rational discussion of any matter.