Classroom Discipline and Management

This presentation was interesting and informational. Discipline and classroom management by Jason, Kirsten, and Cara gave me a lot of new information to explore and use as I learn more about how I will manage my classroom. I enjoyed the history portion of this presentation, I think it could have gone a little slower, I felt a bit rushed and wanted to read a little more on each slide or hear more from the group- maybe because I was so interested with the topic! Learning about the different types of classrooms, traditional, soft or New England pedagogy, and progressive classrooms, was really neat. I liked being able to hear about the various teaching styles (Laissez-faire as one example) and disciplines. I found it interesting the distinction between discipline and punishment. With discipline being positive or negative (student centered) versus punishment which are consequences for your actions (teacher centered) these are things we can implement, or not in some cases, in our classroom. The activity was fun and was a good way to get us discussing how we can implement the information you provided in our classrooms. I wish I could have had a little more explanation versus the reading of the teaching styles and discipline, I think I would have been more engaged. I have a hard time following only lecture in a presentation so I was a little distracted. But I think overall the presentation was informative. I found myself going back over the resources to find more information that I can use in the future, so great paper and resource list!