Influential Theorists
Marvin Marshall Marvin Marshall is a theorist who created a behavior management model called "Discipline Without Stress." Marshall believes that the key to effective classroom management is teaching and practicing procedures, not enforcing rules. In the Discipline Without Stress model, discipline is the student's responsibility, and classroom management is the teacher's responsibility. Marshall emphasizes the importance of three important practices. These practices are positivity, choice, and reflection. His model revolves around the "Raise Responsibility" hierarchy system, which is pictured below. First, you teach the hierarchy to your students, then you check for understanding by asking a misbehaving student to reflect on the level of the hierarchy that he is acting on, and if the behavior continues, you give the student guided consequence choices.
Marvin Marshall's discipline without stress behavior management model presents teachers with interesting concepts which can be adopted into behavior management plans. He also has a If you would like to learn more about Marvin Marshall and the Discipline Without Stress model, please feel free to visit the website below: http://www.marvinmarshall.com/ |
Alfie Kohn Alfie Kohn is a theorist who has very extreme views about education. He does not believe in grades, tests, or homework. He also believes that students should learn according to their interests. He puts a major emphasis on the classroom as a community, which involves creating an environment of mutual respect between students and the teacher. He also says that it is important to give students opportunities to connect with one another. Classroom meetings also contribute to his ideal classroom community.
Realistically, most teachers will not buy into Kohn's no grades, no tests and no homework model, but there are a few ideas that can be adapted from it. For example, the idea of creating a close knit classroom community can be taken into one's own classroom management plan. If you would like to learn more about Alfie Kohn, please feel free to visit the website below: http://www.alfiekohn.org/index.php |