Discipline is about doing nothing as much as it is about doing something. While this may not cover all aspects of school routines or discipline practices, it does ask some very reflective questions. It is possible we missed the most basic reason for children's different behaviors, namely, novel situations and conditional love. Novel situations refer to a phenomenon that affects a child's behavior, for good, when in a new environment. A new environment is unpredictable and may require a child to be on his or her best behavior until the child learns what the rules and consequences are or what they can get away with.
Home is often predictable.
The child already knows what they can or cannot get away with. Conditional love refers to the communication of worth a child will get from another individual based on their behavior. A teacher may only consider certain behaviors to be worthy of his or her love and care. At the root, this is a good strategy. It advocates reinforcing only positive behaviors and ignoring negative behavior.