Inner Discipline Presentation

Barbara Coloroso

Inner Discipline

Elena Cazares & Taylor Butcher

• Speaker/author in the areas of parenting.

• She is an educational consultant for educational associations around the world.
• Formerly a teacher, lab school instructor, and a university instructor.
• Author of 5 international best selling books

ABout barbara coloroso

• Classroom management model
• Inner discipline is similar to self-discipline. It is behaving without direction from others.
• Inner discipline has to be taught to and developed in students.
• Teaching students inner discipline should be a main goal of educators.
• Teachers should be giving positive messages.

What is inner discipline

I know you can handle it.

You are very important to me.

You are cared for.

I trust in you.

You are listened to.

I belive in you.

6 Critical life messages

Kids are worth the effort (time, energy, resources).

Students self-worth should not be sacrificed or compromised to manage their behavior.

Help them trust themselves and learn self-discipline and take responsibility for their actions.

Kids are worth it.

built on 3 philosophical stances

If it works and leaves a child's and my owns dignity in tact, do it.

Manipulative tactics such as rewards, bribes, and threats should not be used.

An error that is easy to fix. Good learning opportunity

Intentional bad behavior that is not serious.

Serious misbehavior

Mistake

The 3 M's

3 types of Misbehavior

Mischief

Mayhem

4 steps of discipline

The student keeps their dignity.

Provide options for solving the problem

The student will take ownership of the situation/problem.

The student will see what they should have done.

• Focus goes to factors surrounding the situation
• Focus doesn't go to aduts discipline

Why in these steps?

• Discipline is not punishment.
• Punishment is adult driven, and is driven by power.
• Punishment produces resentment and anger.
• It includes isolation, shaming, and embarrassment.
• Discipline addresses the reality of the situation and allows the child to self-correct.
• Rewards should not be given to increase positive behavior!

Punishment VS. Discipline

Consequences should be natural if possible.

• If natural consequences are not dangerous for students then students should experience them.
• Example: Child does not want to wear a coat. Child gets cold when they go outside (Natural Consequence).

natural and resonable consequences

Fleeing

Fighting back

Fear

Students respond to punishment with the 3 F’s:

Reconciliation

Resolution

Restitution

The 3 R's of discipline

P- Practical

V- Valuable

S- Simple

R- Resonable

Consequences and the RSVP guide

Teachers are hard on rules, use humiliation, and rewards. Distrust students ability to develop inner discipline.

Teachers use threats and bribes. Classroom management rules are inconsistent.

provide support necessary for students to behave creatively, cooperatively and responsibly, which leads to inner discipline.

Brickwall teacher

3 types of teachers

Jellyfish teacher

Backbone teacher

TeachersShould:

Is Inner Discipline Effective?

Yes, if suggested philosophical stances are held

Teacher's roles & responsibilities

• Trust that teaching students to self-discipline is better than the teacher disciplining the students.
• Believe that it is the teacher’s responsibility to teach students to accept the ownership of their problems.
• Use natural consequences or real world consequences as much as possible; when those do not work, reasonable consequences should be used
• Avoid harsh, physical, and overbearing punishments

Implementing Inner Discipline

Behavior Management

Punishment

Discipline

Categories of teachers

Disadvantages

Advantages

Advantages/Disadvantages

• Some believe it applies more to parenting
• Coloroso’s theory does not suggest how to deal with disruptions or when teacher-made consequences are appropriate.

• Easy to implement
• Applies to MOST situations
• Promotes self-discipline
• Builds/fosters respect and classroom community between students and teacher

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