Regardless of what
behavior management system or token system a teacher decides to try, there must
be consistency, clearly written rules, precise expectations for the students
and the teacher and ease of use for both the teacher and the students. Drawing from many different behavior
management systems to customize something that fits for your classroom setting
and your students is the key. It is
easier to mold your students into what you want them to do if they can buy into
the behavior management system. Success
will be felt by all parties involved. A
statement made by theorist Alfie Kohn sums it up nicely in an article he wrote
for Learning Magazine. “The whole field
of classroom management amounts to techniques for manipulating students’
behavior” (Kohn, 1995).
Kohn, A. (1995,
Oct-Nov). Discipline the problem--not the solution. Learning Magazine,
(Oct-Nov), Retrieved from http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/ditpnts.htm
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