This
week has been a challenging one. My days usually consist of 17 hours of go
time. On top of that lately the nights have been interrupted. My poor boys are sick and feverish.
I’m counting on getting to sleep in on Saturday. Okay, now on to the assignment.
I
settled my sights on the book “A new model of school discipline: engaging
students and preventing behavior problems” by David R. Dupper. While scanning
through the pages of this book I was encouraged to find support in the models I
have learned through working with nonprofit organizations that work with at
risk youth and communities. It is really all about building strong positive relationships.
I also found growing evidence that supports the ineffectiveness of discipline
practices many schools around the nation currently hold as policy.
Research
is much simpler of a task when you have an idea where to look. College online
library resources are phenomenal and the difference between Google, Google scholar,
and Google books are something I wish I knew long ago (not only the difference
but the existence as well).
As I continue to research I hope to
find more information on strategies to use with in your face kids. Building relationships
can be fun and challenging but what do you do when you are faced with a kid
where there is a personality conflict and the relationship seems unobtainable. I
suspect that if the staff on sight is diverse there should be someone available
for the student (individual) to connect with.
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