Let's Discipline Our Children With Dignity

As teachers we need all the help that we can get to address the problems related to ill discipline in the classroom. I believe that the vast majority of children that come under our care are decent and well behaved. However, there are those who present serious difficulties when it comes to their conduct. I wish to share a video that offers some useful suggestions for managing student behaviour. Spend a few minutes looking at it and share it with a colleague.

I know that the context and culture from which this video comes may be quite different from our own. However, I do think that there is something that we could learn here. Yes, some of our children are difficult. Yes, we need to exercise discipline at times. But, we do not have to use drastic and draconian measures. As the presentation suggests we can discipline our children with dignity.

P J John
mrpeejohn@gmail.com
November 27, 2008