Luff’s motto when it comes to discipline is: “Seek to Understand.” Instead of punitive measures for students who break our expectations, we seek to understand underlying causes and motivations of “problem” behaviors, which are themselves a form of communication. Once identified, we can then help the student make better decisions that will actually benefit them rather than disrupting the education of others. Mindfulness, compassion, and social-emotional learning are vital to the development of these decision-making skills. Our technique for doing this is based on Dr. Robert Greene’s Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) method. More information about Dr. Greene and his work can be found at https://livesinthebalance.org.