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  1. aalkhanany

    Jason,
    I found your research paper very useful for me. Behavior management was one of the challenges that I faced as a novice teacher. You are right we can not fix the students’ behavior overnight. The three strategies you chose are great. I found “We are One Family” system very important strategy since it ensures the involvement of family and community.

  2. cclewett

    Jason, I enjoyed reading your ideas for strengthening behavior management at a school with PBIS, because I definitely understand how frustrating it can be trying to teach content lessons, only to be interrupted every few minutes by disruptive students. I think many times we just blame the students, but educators have to be prepared for this, which means it’s our responsibility to be trained on ways to prevent and handle negative behavior. My school has implemented PBIS, which entails teaching students the expectations and focusing on rewarding positive behavior rather than simply punishing negative behavior. PBIS certainly helped our campus, although the benefits aren’t always clearly seen for a few years. More than anything, educators must be on the same page about setting shared expectations, especially in campus common areas, and finding time to reward students for meeting/exceeding the established norms. Your paper mentioned the need for teaching the expectations for areas of the school other than just the classroom, such as in the hallways, cafeteria, library, gym, and music room. Personally, I’ve noticed through the years that transition times can be one of the most challenging parts of the day regarding behavior. The standards we set in the beginning of the year provide clear boundaries for the rest of the year. Involving parents was another important idea from your paper. Some parents honestly may not realize that negative behavior patterns eventually affect academic achievement because teachers lose instructional time when constantly redirecting disruptive students, and students with numerous referrals continue to lose even more instructional time when they are removed from the class and sent to in-school suspension, or worse. Your paper was a solid plan for using a PLC to begin training staff and implementing PBIS to improve student behavior.

  3. mwillis2

    Jason, Dr. Higgins, I understand, has some video tapes of a man who has taught ideas similar to what your PBIS system seems to teach. As I remember, Harry Wong teaches teachers things like developing your behavioral expectations before the school year begins, taking the first two weeks of the school year to inculcate your classroom procedures and expectations in your students (even if teaching content is therefore delayed) and displaying your credentials (college degree, certifications, awards) for all your students – and their parents – to see. I guess that the process of development of these items and their implementation are not obvious to all teachers/leaders of young people. It wasn’t to me but it seems so obvious now to let students, parents, and the whole school community see what an asset you the coach, the trainer, the director, or the teacher are to them. Teaching your students your classroom procedures might involve counseling students when they “don’t get it,” just like in your “PBIS With Discovery” wherein the teacher (or others) get to the bottom of some seemingly intangible problem a student has. By addressing the problem the problem may be alleviated. Well done and interesting paper.

  4. sfernandez

    Behavior management is an important issue in education today. Student misbehavior and disruptive behavior of students lead to other problems at school. PBIS is a great intervention and strategy to reward positive and desired behavior. Your mission and vision states students at Rose Creek Elementary to be lifetime learners and incorporates a viable curriculum to establish concrete standards and procedures for the behavior of your students. Behavior and classroom management is important for teachers and administrators to learn about and it is necessary to have a policy in place. This was a crucial topic in education to research.

  5. spearson1

    Jason,

    I enjoyed reading your paper because everything was easy to read and understand. I like how you incorporated all three strategies into one because it added depth to your plan and for the students. I especially like “We Are One Family” because it involved external people. It incorporated the family into the student’s school lives when quite often, they are left out of it. As time progresses, behavioral problems are becoming more prevalent. Setting ground rules and a baseline is huge in establishing boundaries and preventing behavioral issues before they start.

  6. ataramona

    Jason, I enjoyed reading your paper and think that PBIS is a great way to approach behavior management issues. Too many teachers label kids as “bad” when I believe that they merely need some good role models and positive behavior to guide them in the right direction. Although there are times for negative reinforcement, I like the idea of attacking negative behavior with kindness, understanding, and listening. This allows students to feel heard, appreciated, and cared for. I also appreciate the vision of Rose Creek Elementary; kids are only in the school setting for so long, but will continue learning for as long as they live. If a school can foster an environment that embraces lifelong learning, then their students will be taking a step in the right direction. Great paper!

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