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Jung, Lee Ann; Smith, Dominique – Educational Leadership, 2018
Charts that keep (public) track of whether a student's behavior is in some equivalent of a red (problem), yellow, or green ("well-behaved") zone are ubiquitous in elementary schools. This strategy based on shaming students is due to be retired because (1) it promotes only compliance, not social-emotional learning; (2) charts don't teach…
Descriptors: Charts, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Elementary School Students
Jones, Stephanie M.; Bailey, Rebecca; Brion-Meisels, Gretchen; Partee, Ann – Educational Leadership, 2016
Schools can view challenging student behavior in one of two ways: (1) as a failure on the part of the student or teacher that distracts from the work of learning, or (2) as a normal developmental occurrence that provides an opportunity for the student to practice new or emerging skills. The authors of this article, researchers at the Harvard…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship, Educational Strategies, Discipline
Minahan, Jessica; Baker, Diana – Educational Leadership, 2015
When teachers strive to help a student with serious behavior challenges, they often feel at a loss and seek guidance from a problem-solving team of counselors, administrators, and other colleagues. But too often such team meetings fail to provide concrete ideas for things the teacher can do. Rather than simply discussing the mounting challenges,…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Skill Development, Social Development
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Bilmes, Jenna – Educational Leadership, 2012
Ten percent of kindergartners show behavior problems or disrupt their class. This number triples for at-risk children. And children with self-control problems rarely succeed academically. With all a teacher has to accomplish during the kindergarten year, having students who lack the skills to "do school" is a real challenge. Other students are…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Kindergarten, Young Children, Social Development