1 alfie kohn “blaming the kids” marketing of “discipline” material –books, videos,...
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Alfie Kohn“Blaming the Kids”
•Marketing of “discipline” material–Books, videos, workshops
–Full of suggestions >>
on how to make students act “appropriately” or ‘the teacher’s way’
–Targeting teachers who are not likely reconsider their requests to students
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Market discipline programs focus on
• Getting students’ compliance • Looking at students who do not do requests
not on• what the students are being asked to do
• Example: “legs crossed, arms folded, not moving..”
1- Why ASSERTIVE DISCIPLINE programs do not look into the appropriateness of the behavioural requests?
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• Kohn & behaviourist views:– Author’s position on concept that students
choose to (mis)behave
• Curriculum & students’ behavioural responses:– What students have been asked to learn
• Discipline Programs & self-esteem:– Make students feel capable… of obeying
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• Problem on children’s motivation or on assignment design/content?
WORK IN GROUPS:
• Re-read the article and write
on poster two QUESTIONS
for all of us to answer