Discipline

Discipline is an aspect of education that i honestly have not spent a great deal of time focusing on in my academic career. I come from the perspective that if handled correctly, most behavior problems can be avoided in schools. simple techniques like creating proximity to students by adjusting the seating arrangement and moving around the room can help eliminate many small problems in classrooms. This can also be accomplished via techniques called classroom aesthetics. I found that link to be very interesting. In the event of larger problems, i do think there are times when it is needed to deliver detentions to students. That being said, i don't think detentions in the sense of simply having students come into your room and do homework for an hour after class really makes a difference to most students. I think the detention should to be used as a way to get the student into your room so you can talk to the student about things such as why they acted out, why you are disappointed in their action, and what both the student and teacher can do to remove this problem from the classroom. Basically, i don't see the effectiveness in punishing students in ways that may or may not teach them a lesson. I feel it is in the best interest of the student and the classroom environment to try to have both the teacher and the student understand the problem and resolve it.