History
Who are the two people who developed Positive Discipline together?
Lynn Lott and Jane Nelson
Positive Discipline helps build what between teachers and students?
Positive relationships.
What is philosophy based on?
When children do better when they feel better.
What should teachers establish so students know what is expected of them?
Clear expectations and rules.
When did Lynn Lott and Jane Nelson meet?
The 1980's
What is one challenge of using Positive Discipline consistently?
It can take more time.
What does positive discipline recognize?
Why students do their actions and works to change those beliefs instead of just changing the behavior.
Why is consistency important when using Positive Discipline?
Students need predictable expectations and responses from their teacher.
What did Lott and Nelson publish that helped establish the Positive Discipline approach?
Positive Discipline and a manual of activities for teachers and students.
How does Positive Discipline help students beyond simply getting them to behave?
It teaches appropriate behavior and long-term life skills.
What is positive discipline designed to do?
Teach young people to become responsible, respectful, and resourceful members of their communities.
A teacher changes the classroom rules every day depending on their mood. Which principle of Positive Discipline is this teacher failing to demonstrate?
Consistency.
True or False: Positive Discipline was created as a way to punish students more effectively.
False. It focuses on teaching and guiding students rather than simply punishing them.
Why can rewards sometimes be a weakness of Positive Discipline?
Rewards can cause students to focus on receiving something rather than developing internal motivation or appropriate behavior.
What are the foundations of Positive Discipline?
The foundations of Positive Discipline include belonging, Significance, kindness, firmness, while focusing on long-term life skills, understanding the belief behind the behavior, and encouragement instead of praise.
A student breaks a classroom rule. Instead of immediately giving a punishment, the teacher discusses what happened and helps the student think about a better choice. Is this more consistent with Positive Discipline? Why?
Yes, because Positive Discipline focuses on teaching and guiding students rather than simply punishing them.