Proactive Discipline
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Characteristics of a Proactive Teacher |
Characteristics of a not Proactive Teacher |
| – Being prepared and in control (It is about knowing what is going to happen and when it is going to happen.)
– The proactive teacher has planned her lessons so that she has a few minutes at the end of each period to get things ready for her next class before passing time. – Creating a proactive classroom (daily start up activity or agenda on the board) – Uses a series of discipline steps designed to help the student change his behaviour (At the beginning of the term the proactive teacher has carefully explained these steps.) – Focuses on the behavior of the students rather than the negative behavior – A proactive teacher does not deliver ultimatums. |
– Dealing with the problems as they come up immediately (Do this, Do that, etc.)
– No preparation and plan – No control of the classroom – The reactive teacher is trying to get attention when the bell rings. He starts the period by interrupting “free time.” – The reactive teacher sends students to the office time and again. Usually this is the result of confrontational escalation. |
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