A Study of Assertive Discipline

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This paper analyzes the classroom discipline system that was developed in 1976 by Lee and Marlene Canter, assertive discipline. The paper discusses the approach of assertive discipline and how the use of the assertive discipline program allows for the easy use of strategies that are practical for successful behavior management in the classroom when used by a teacher who works at building personal and trusting relationships with students.

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"In addition, some things that will be helpful if you begin to use the Assertive Discipline approach would be to speak in a firm tone of voice, make eye contact with students, and be responsive to students when the proper behavior is exhibited. Assertive Discipline does not seem to be a difficult plan to implement and studies show that it is effective in classrooms for students with special needs and behavioral problems. Consistently giving the students the opportunity to think logically about what the results of their actions would be, should they choose to engage in a behavior that is not appropriate, will only increase the likelihood that they will develop into self-reliant adults."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Canter, Lee (1988). Let the educator beware: A response to Curwin and Mendler [Electronic version]. Educational Leadership, 46(2), 71-73.
• Canter, Lee & Canter, Marlene (2001). Assertive discipline: Positive behavior management for today's classroom (3rd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree.
• Carey, Timothy A. (2007). What is different about different discipline programs? Retrieved June 2, 2008, from http://responsiblethinking.com/different.htm.
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• Gatongi, Francis (2007). Person-centred approach in schools: Is it the answer to disruptive behavior in our classrooms? [Electronic version]. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, Volume 20(2), June 2007, 205-211.

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