Eliminating the Middle Man - the Myth of Giving Warnings

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There is one time I find it effective to give students a warning, and that is the first Dash In Monitor Pioneer of class. Students are given a complete list of rules and procedures, and included in that list is the warning that there will be no warnings.

After that, if a student misbehaves, hit them directly with your consequence.

When students see your mouth open, not to say, "Jane, stop talking, this is a warning," but "Jane, you are disrupting the class--come 15 minutes after school," your behavior problems and your stress level will decrease simultaneously.

In my eBook "Classroom Discipline 101" I outline all of the techniques that I have used with the toughest students in Los Angeles over the last 20 years to consistently get a quiet, respectful, on-task classroom under any circumstance. The concepts I teach have been Bolt Kits in the field and are the methods that work in the real world. You can download the book and get even the toughest classrooms under control at http://www.classroomdiscipline101.com

Here's to happy teaching,

Craig Seganti

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