caitparfait asked: yo sydney, when you're finished typing up that list of rules and consequences, can you help a sister out and share them? I have a class of kids that I am regularly rendered speechless in front of because of their AWFUL behavior. thanks!
It’s pretty simple!
Rules:
1. Do not talk while someone else is talking
2. Do not leave your seat without permission
3. Show respect to all people (I had them make posters about what it means to be respectful that I hung around the room)
4. Individual snacks only- no sharing (they liked to bring huge bags of chips that they would pass around during class. I didn’t want to have a “no food” rule though, since I have them 7-8th period and they’re brain dead and starving by that point)
Consequences:
1. Warning- name on the board
2. Stay one minute after class
3. Desk in isolation (pull their desk out of rows and place it against one wall)
4. Parent phone call (I can never get ahold of their parents, though)
5. Referral
It seems lame to do “name on the board” in high school, but one of my co-workers pointed out that kids need to visualize that they’re been warned- and it’s a good way to keep track of it yourself, too. Making them stay a minute after the bell is hilarious, they’ll bitch and moan about it, but tell them that the time starts when they decide to stop talking. If they leave without permission, skip down to referral and write their ass up. Desk in isolation/ making them move seats is the best discipline method I’ve found. If they’re annoying you with talking, don’t let it continue because you’ll just get more and more angry. If they whine, justify it by saying that you want them to do their best and they’re not going to do their best where they are currently sitting. I always kill them with kindness!
Sorry for the novel haha.