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Many times as professionals we are more concerned about what our colleagues think and how they might judge us and this affects the way we respond to issues around safeguarding.
So that’s my question in your home who is in charge of your children’s behaviour? Now I hear some parents laughing and saying me, of course. Ahh if you say that then you are solely responsible for your children’s behaviour this means you are to blame. But really it should be “US” it is about shared ownership.
What does differentiation mean and why is it important. Differentiation is defined by the Training and Development Agency for Schools as ‘the process by which differences between learners are accommodated so that all students in a group have the best possible chance of learning’.
Situations seem bigger in our minds when we are stressed. When we have not had enough sleep. When we are hungry. Mum and Dad always administer your consequences when you are thinking with your rational brain.
I am sure you will be interested in knowing what parents look out for in schools. What guides their choice? As a mum of two who has studied both in Nigeria and in the United Kingdom and as an educational consultant who has worked with schools and parents I thought I might share with you some of common threads that I have observed.
The top 2 on the list was teacher quality and class size.
Your children know if I do this mummy or daddy will give me two stokes on my palm or on my bum. It can also be reactive when you just pounce on them without any prior warning
Teaching is a science and a craft which means there are evidence based facts on best practices in teaching and learning. These are encapsulated in learning theories propounded by psychologists or social scientists.
You must not break the rule by doing it one day and forgiving the next. They should be able to count on you being consistent with the consequences. Consistency is the name of the game. You have to stick with the program and ensure that you always follow through with what you said you would do
The issue is not with the dough, cheese or tomatoes. The secret is the chef their skill and craft, their timing and expertise. This is the same with your lessons any topic can be exciting and easy to understand.
Remember our Proactive Behaviour Management Approach and Reactive Behaviour Management Approach. Discipline is a planned method of managing behaviour it is about impacting knowledge, creating an atmosphere of high expectations and having consequences for non-compliance.