Team Teachers

Love and Logic - Questions:

Sine rehearsed phrases may serve us well in situations where there are emotional issues involved (e.g., classroom disruptions, irate parents, or an angry student. […]

• What would you like to happen?
• Would you like my thinking on that?
• Is it possible that…?
• How do you feel about…?
• Is there a chance that…?
• How do you suppose that might work out?
• What do you think I think?
• On a scale of 1-10, how good a decision do you think that is?
• Would you like to hear what others have tried? (pg 179)

Would you use these in your classroom?  Are there any others you’d add to the list?

Summer Book Club - Would you classify your school as one run according to a system or principles?

(see chapter 7)

Summer Book Club Discussion Topic #3

The book lists the Four Basic Principles of Love and Logic as:

1. Share the control
2. Share the thinking
3. Balance consequences with empathy
4. Maintain self-concept

Do you agree with these principles?

Have these played a role in your classroom prior to reading this book?  

Did the explanation of these change your perspective or make you say, “Why didn’t I think of that?”

(Feel free to expand on this topic beyond my questions, and even ask your won as we continue to read).

Summer Book Club - Letting a child wait for the consequences

Near the beginning of the book (pg 16 in my copy), the author describes a teacher telling a student not to worry about the consequence, they will let them know at a later time.  The teacher continues to push it back, and push it back.

At what age level do you think this technique is appropriate?

Do you think it would be effective in your classroom?   

Would this help you focus on instruction rather than classroom management?

Summer Book Club Begins!

First discussion question (can be done before you begin reading):

How would you describe your current classroom management strategies/philosophies?  

If not currently in the classroom, what would you ideally like to do?

What weaknesses do you think you have when it comes to difficult moments in the classroom?

It is best if you create your own post to answer these questions, but no one is stopping you from reblogging to reply.  It is just easier if you make your own post for you to follow people’s reactions to what you personally have to say on these matters.

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