discipline ? new to middle school

[Lee]

hi! i am a new teacher moving from 4th grade to 7/8th grade! i have no training for middle school so now my biggest question is regarding the changes in discipline. i
used a "bucks" system last year (earn 'em for good behavior/work, lose 'em for bad, etc.) in 4th grade. can i successfully use something like that with jr. high kids?
maybe to earn pizza at my place or something like that? am i way off base? what about standing in the hall as punishment? (the kids not me) http://www.lessonplansearch.net/ubb/smile.gif thanks!

[RMunshower]

Hi there! I just finished student teaching in a middle school classroom and one thing that worked for me was The Red Slip. I had red post-it notes and when a student showed inappropriate behavior, I put a red slip on their desk. This helped to not distract the whole class/lesson with trying to send them out in the hall or move their desk. At the break (I had a block class) the student had to stay in and write down why they were given a red slip and sign it. I kept those just in case the behavior continued (which sometimes it did) and a conference was needed. It made the student be responsible for their own behavior because they had to own up to what they were doing and knew that they may have to show their parent the notes if it continued.

Hope that helps!


<font face="Verdana, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by Lee:
hi! i am a new teacher moving from 4th grade to 7/8th grade! i have no training for middle school so now my biggest question is regarding the changes in discipline. i
used a "bucks" system last year (earn 'em for good behavior/work, lose 'em for bad, etc.) in 4th grade. can i successfully use something like that with jr. high kids?
maybe to earn pizza at my place or something like that? am i way off base? what about standing in the hall as punishment? (the kids not me) http://www.lessonplansearch.net/ubb/smile.gif thanks! </font>

[teach413yrs]

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[msteacher]

I teach 6-8. I've tried a lot....reward, yelling hahaha! rewards are good, except they got in the habit of asking "if we do _________ what do we get?"

I hate to be old fashioned, especially since I'm only 24, but taking away recess works...especially if you tell them they have an opportunity to earn it back. And when I see a student doing what they're supposed to even if people around them aren't, i'll usually throw them a piece of candy, and then everyone is back on task!

[chalkboardman@aol.com]

I have been a middle school and high school teacher since 1978. I have written numerous threads on the subject of discipline. Recently I have been taking interim positions in some of the most dangerous public schools in the country. I wanted to see if I could help some of these students. I found if one adheres to
http://www.classroomcontrol.com/ and follows-through with the program, it is one of the most effective tools I have ever used.(trust me on this one) I know the program has also been awarded copyright status.
I found that teachers have been re-energized with the assistance of a website that incorporates a seating chart-based behavioral program that generates discipline forms from warnings to detentions to the ultimate referral in real-time simply be clicking on the student's picture on the electronic seating chart. The website, http://www.classroomcontrol.com, is a software program dedicated to manage the complex array of discipline problems that regularly present themselves. It incorporates a plethora of readily usable discipline forms tailored to specific situations.The forms are presently in English and Spanish and may soon be available in other languages. In addition, an automatic discipline log is generated for future documentation. Teachers' testimonials that underscore the behavioral advances attributable to classroomcontrol.com are on the website. Classroomcontrol.com is designed to minimize administrative intervention in the discipline process and reinforce the teacher's disciplinary control over the classroom. Its goal is to maximize learning and hold students accountable.

[Derek Hyder]

Hello, My name is Derek and I would like to respond to the teacher about discipline in middle school. I am a middle school teacher myself (7th grade social studies) and have created a database disipline program called "The Lawnmower". it works great, and is designed with preventive, proactive measures in mind. Please check it out at PaperworkSolutions.com