Contemplation Contemplation for for

ChangeChangePart of the Cure Part of the Cure

OrOr

Part of the DiseasePart of the Disease

Multiple studies indicate Multiple studies indicate that on average 55% of that on average 55% of

class time is spent dealing class time is spent dealing with classroom with classroom

management issues. management issues.

Howell and Nolet (2000) Howell and Nolet (2000) Curriculum Curriculum Based EvalutationBased Evalutation

Student discipline Student discipline problems are one of the problems are one of the

principle reasons for principle reasons for teacher failure and teacher failure and

stress. stress.

(Blaise & Pajak, 1985).(Blaise & Pajak, 1985).

……neither is neither is survivalsurvival

W. Edwards DemingW. Edwards Deming

Learning is not compulsory….

The focus, contrary to the The focus, contrary to the teachings of behaviourism, teachings of behaviourism,

should always be on the should always be on the person acting and the person acting and the

reasons for actionsreasons for actions, not , not merely on the behaviour. merely on the behaviour.

J.F. Covaleskie (1992) Discipline and J.F. Covaleskie (1992) Discipline and Morality: Beyond rules and Morality: Beyond rules and consequences. consequences.

Our desire should be to Our desire should be to help children help children act act

responsiblyresponsibly, not , not just just behave manageably.behave manageably.

J.F. Covaleskie (1992) Discipline and J.F. Covaleskie (1992) Discipline and Morality: Beyond rules and Morality: Beyond rules and consequences. consequences.

Give me a child and I'll Give me a child and I'll shape him into anythingshape him into anything

B. F. SkinnerB. F. Skinner

Widely Held Expectations and Widely Held Expectations and Outcomes of SchoolsOutcomes of Schools

Student who are:Student who are:Educated

Self-relient Socially skilled

Responsible Caring

Creative Inquisitive

Critical Confident

The unsettling news is The unsettling news is that rewards and that rewards and punishments are punishments are

worthless at best, and worthless at best, and destructive at worst, for destructive at worst, for helping children develop helping children develop such values and skills such values and skills

Alfie KohnAlfie Kohn

Curse missed opportunities Curse missed opportunities Am I, a part of the cure Am I, a part of the cure

Or am I part of the disease ?Or am I part of the disease ?

Coldplay Coldplay

I did not direct my life. I I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things made decisions. Things

always came up and made always came up and made them for me. That's what them for me. That's what

life is. life is.

B. F. SkinnerB. F. Skinner

All behaviour is total All behaviour is total behaviour and is made up of behaviour and is made up of

four inseparable four inseparable components:components:

ActingActing

ThinkingThinking

FeelingFeeling

PhysiologyPhysiology

William Glasser

If we ever do end up acting If we ever do end up acting just like rats or Pavlov's just like rats or Pavlov's dogs, it will be largely dogs, it will be largely

because behaviorism has because behaviorism has conditioned us to do so. conditioned us to do so.

Richard RosenRichard Rosen

Unsatisfying or Unsatisfying or disconnecting disconnecting

relationships are the relationships are the source of almost all source of almost all

crime, addiction, and crime, addiction, and mental illness, as well as mental illness, as well as

marital, family and marital, family and school failure. school failure.

William Glasser (1998) William Glasser (1998) Choice TheoryChoice Theory

The only person The only person who is educated is who is educated is the one who has the one who has learned how to learned how to

learn and change. learn and change.

Carl RogersCarl Rogers

Sometimes a cigar Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. is just a cigar.

Sigmund FreudSigmund Freud

"We cannot expect that "We cannot expect that students will profit from thestudents will profit from the

incongruous messagesincongruous messages we send when we we send when we manage manage for for

obedience obedience and “yet”and “yet”

teach teach for exploration and for exploration and risk taking….. risk taking…..

…….educators have created an .educators have created an oxymoron; oxymoron;

a curriculum that a curriculum that urges urges problem solving problem solving and and

critical thinkingcritical thinking and a management system and a management system that requires that requires compliancecompliance and narrow and narrow obedience. obedience.

McCaslin & Good (1992)McCaslin & Good (1992) Compliant Cognition: The Misalliance of Compliant Cognition: The Misalliance of Management and Instructional Goals in Management and Instructional Goals in

Current School Reform Current School Reform

The only person The only person whose behaviour whose behaviour we can control is we can control is

our own.our own.

William GlasserWilliam Glasser

The great question that has The great question that has never been answered, and which never been answered, and which

I have not yet been able to I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine of research into the feminine

soul, is…soul, is…

Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud

"What does a woman "What does a woman want?"want?"

We’ve progressed from a We’ve progressed from a society of farm workers… to society of farm workers… to

factory workers…to factory workers…to knowledge workers….now knowledge workers….now

we’re progressing yet again…we’re progressing yet again……….to a society of .to a society of creatorscreators, ,

empathizersempathizers, of , of pattern pattern recognizersrecognizers and and meaning meaning

makersmakers..

Dan Pink Dan Pink A Whole New MindA Whole New Mind

Begin with the end in mind. Begin with the end in mind.

Habit 2Habit 2

Stephen CoveyStephen Covey

The Seven Habits of Highly The Seven Habits of Highly Effective PeopleEffective People

Never doubt that a Never doubt that a small, group of small, group of

thoughtful, committed thoughtful, committed citizens can change the citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the world. Indeed, it is the

only thing that ever only thing that ever has.has.

Margaret Mead Margaret Mead

Time for ChangeTime for Change