Discipline will be applied consistently and fairly. Initial disruptions will result in a warning or the student's name being placed on the chalkboard. Repeated misbehavior will result in a second warning and the issuance of an eighth hour detention. Further trouble may result in removal from the classroom as well as a written notice sent home to the parents. Chronic misbehavior may necessitate a formal conference among the student, teacher, parents, and school administration.
Students learn in a myriad of different ways.
An effective classroom will incorporate as many different means to learning as feasibly can be integrated. Lecture and rote memorization must be minimized in favor of individual exploration and group activities. My discipline techniques are based on the Desist Strategies and Techniques as developed by Jacob S. Kounin. Under this strategy, the students are educated as to what behaviors are appropriate for each activity. It is then their responsibility to meet these expectations.