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Rudolph Dreikurs.

The Democratic Discipline Model.Starring:

Kathy, Michelle, Shirley, Linda, Nicole and Simon.



“All behaviour is socially useful or socially useless.”

DEMOCRACY

the political orientation of those who favourgovernment by the people or by theirelected representatives

a political system in which the supremepower lies in a body of citizens who canelect people to represent them

majority rule: the doctrine that thenumerical majority of an organized group

can make decisions binding on the wholegroup

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the central motivation of all

humans is to belong and be

accepted by others.

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THE DEMOCRATIC DISCIPLINE MODEL.

Rudolph Dreikurs.

Autocratic/permissive and democratic.

Split from freud Social beings/ Vygotsky.

Fits in with the VALUES system well (civic

responsibilty basically training for “society”.)



Responsibilities of the teacher.

Social beings / Acceptance and Belonging.

Be wholly accepting of the system.

Goals for mis/behaviour.

Active participation / government

(consequences).

Student centred/ students assume

responsibility.



4 KEY CONCEPTS

Democratic Teaching

Democratic vs Autocratic

Encouragement

Effort vs Achievement



4 Key Concepts

Democratic Teaching

Democratic vs Autocratic

Encouragement

Effort vs Achievement Logical Consequences

Logical consequences vs Punishments

Mistaken Goals

gain attention, power seeking, revenge or feelingsof inadequacy



Student Behaviours in pursuit of

The Mistaken Goals.

Social Recognition/Unfulfilled needs.

Seeking Attention. Seeking Power.

Seeking Revenge.

Displaying Inadequacies.



Identifying & Addressing Mistaken Goals.

Al l students desire & need socia l

recogni t ion .



Attention – Seeking

Students talk out, show off, interrupt others anddemand teacher attention.

It is best to ignore the student and accompany thiswith the reinforcement of good behaviour.



Power- Seeking:

They drag their heels, make comments under theirbreath, and sometimes try to show that the

teacher can‟t make them do anything.

Make it necessary for errant students to confront

the whole class in the quest for power. Avoid confrontation.

Redirect the need for power by giving them aleadership role.

Do the unexpected



Revenge Seeking

They try to get back at the teacher & other

students by lying, subverting class activities

and maliciously disrupting the class.

A very difficult task as may be a result of

external factors. Need to encourage the class

to be positive as often the student is isolatedbecause of revengeful behaviour



Display Inadequacy

They withdraw from class activities &

make no effort to learn.

Provide an abundance of support &

encouragement –

especially whenstudents make mistakes. Student

needs to feel success.

Encouragement to re-enter groupdiscussions or activities



Benefits of Identifying Mistaken Goals:

Teachers can take more decisive action and

implement specific strategies to change

mistaken goals into positive ones. Help students find legitimate ways to satisfy

needs.

Revealing the behaviour encourages students tounderstand their own motives.

Students have a choice – learn to be

responsible.



Implementation.

• Build on the positive, avoid the negative.

• Encourage independence and the assumption ofresponsibility.

• Encourage students to strive for improvement, notperfection.

• Give clear cut directions for action expected ofstudents; make sure they understand the limits.

• Show that you accept students but not theirmisbehaviour.

• Emphasize student strengths while minimizingweaknesses.

• Treat students consistently with a „firm but fair‟

manner.



Impact in the Classroom.

Students must take on responsibility for

behaviours and transgressions.

Teacher must maintain a high degree of

familiarity with students especially those thatmisbehave.

Decision making and discussions will impact

on learning experiences in both positive andnegative ways.



What are the shortcomings of

the Model?

Allowing students to have input in school

governance is a worthy goal, but there are

implications?



It may be difficult for inexperienced teachers to

identify the reasons behind the student‟s

misbehaviour.

Q. Why is he behaving that way?

Because he‟s a second born child.

He has a learning disability?

He comes from a dysfunctional family?

A. I don‟t know, I don‟t have psychological

training?



Logical consequences for certain behaviours can

be planned for during the „democracy making‟

process. However a teacher‟s decision making

is often on the spot. In the heat of the moment,

faced with a challenging situation, one‟s logic

might be spent.

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