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Tag: sanctions
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How to use sanctions well, and what you definitely must avoid doing in your classroom
Sanctions are a key part of positive behaviour management. They are a backstop, helping learners understand that if they break the rules, there will be consequences. Here, we can look…
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What’s the best way to challenge low-level disruption while you’re teaching?
Low-level disruption nearly always continues if left unchallenged. This is because the behaviour is the result of motives. And those motives connect to desires that learners want to fulfil. For…
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Solving Common Classroom Behaviour Problems: Disrupting Others and Challenging Your Authority
Let’s kick things off with a summary of how to effectively solve behaviour management problems in any classroom, then we’ll look at the specific scenarios of learners disrupting others and…
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Solving Common Classroom Behaviour Problems: Ignoring Instructions and Rudeness
Let’s kick things off with a summary of how to effectively solve behaviour management problems in any classroom, then we’ll look at the specific scenarios of learners ignoring your instructions…
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Solving Common Classroom Behaviour Problems: Persistent Lateness and Disengagement
Let’s kick things off with a summary of how to effectively solve behaviour management problems in any classroom, then we’ll look at the specific scenarios of learners being persistently late…
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Rules need sanctions, and why understanding this is key to getting the behaviour you want
Effective rules need sanctions. These are the consequences learners face if they transgress. Alongside sanctions sits praise, which is always of crucial importance. Here, we’ll just look at sanctions, keeping…
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If you don’t apply rules fairly, your classroom might erupt
The application of rules is different to their communication. The latter concerns explanation, the former concerns use. If your learners follow all your rules from the get-go, you will probably…