Positive discipline: Tips to improve discipline in your classroom Discipline is a concept that is definitely not one-size-fits-all. The type of school, environment, area, parent involvement and management are only a few factors that contribute to the difficulty to maintain a calm atmosphere in your class. Discipline is also usually something that all teachers can work on, as children tend to change as rapidly as we implement new ways of controlling them.
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As teachers we often feel that our hands are tied behind our backs. Corporal punishment is long gone, we can’t shout, lose our temper, send children out and some schools prohibit punishments like writing out or detention. Struggling to get the children to cooperate can often rob us of the passion we have for teaching. No teacher wants to shout, scream and beg all day long to get their learners to listen. So, what else is left for us to do?
Positive discipline might be the answer. Positive discipline doesn’t focus on “bad” behaviour. This means that you don’t punish a child for doing something wrong, but rather target a positive change in behaviour. Sometimes it happens that children are labelled as bad children. When implementing positive discipline, you acknowledge that there are no bad children, only bad behaviour. In addition to this great
