The Discipline Policy At Schools’ Philosophy

I believe that punishment should be fair, consistent, and equivalent to what would occur in a full-time employment. I think that schools should educate pupils on how to be responsible workers. In light of this, I think that punishment ought to be equivalent to the repercussions they would experience if they had a full-time work. For instance, they might get a formal warning if they were impolite to their supervisor. Receiving a detention at school would be comparable to receiving a written warning at work. The pupils would also get a day or two in ISS (In-School Suspension) or, if the offense was serious enough, OSS if it resulted in their losing their jobs (Out-School Suspension). When my pupils leave the classroom and enter the working world, I want them to be mindful of what is appropriate. They ought to graduate from my class as civilized, employable people.

Current disciplinary guidelines

The regulations in my classroom are that you must be on time for class, refrain from talking during my lectures, keep your headphones in while I’m lecturing, and clear up any garbage you’ve created before you leave. I issue one verbal warning and, after the second, a detention. When I assign detentions, I send parents the specifics of what the kid did to earn the detention. Since verbal warnings often suffice, I don’t issue many detentions. With the special education children I deal with, I don’t think a student should be sent to detention for being disrespectful or nasty on their first occasion (unless they curse at me or attack other students). I constantly tell my pupils that their conduct is inappropriate for school and would not be suitable at work. I also warn them that if they continue acting inappropriately, they will get a detention. I enforce the detention if they act disrespectfully any longer. If a student is even ten seconds late to my class, they are given detention since they would get a failing grade if they were to be late for their job.

Creation of policy

I indicated previously that while I was creating my discipline policy, I kept in mind the typical discipline policy used by full-time companies. I made an effort to incorporate the full-time employer policy into the classroom so that my students would be employable once they finished my course. The school enforces the tardiness regulation, although some instructors disregard it. I don’t work for one of those schools. In my first year of teaching, I was generous enough to let my pupils arrive a few seconds late. However, I soon saw that they were abusing my generosity, so I became quite rigorous and now I don’t accept tardiness at all. I explain that just as a job or a supervisor wouldn’t tolerate certain habits on the job, I won’t tolerate them in the classroom.

Students being sent to the administration

I seldom refer kids to the administration. I’ve only had to contact the administration three times in my second year of teaching. The first incident was a student who wouldn’t sign a detention sheet; the second involved a student who wouldn’t follow instructions or pay attention to me; and the third incident involved a student who cursed at me. Because I want the children to see me as the primary disciplinarian, I strive not to depend on the administrators for my disciplinary requirements. The administrators will start to believe I have terrible classroom management abilities if I take the children to the office for every little thing, and the students will start to realize that I don’t have control over my classroom. I dislike sending kids to the office because it interferes with their education, which is another reason. Less time is spent learning new things the more time they spend outside of the classroom. Only in cases of bullying, profanity directed at me or other students, or outlandish behavior that interferes with class time should kids be reported to the principal. If I can’t manage it in a minute, I send the students outside and summon a principle to the room.

Physical Restraint

At the school where I work, physical punishment is prohibited. I agree that students should not be subjected to physical punishment at school. As I’ve said before, I think that educational institutions should model the workplace, where no one gets paddled. They are just let go or placed on administrative leave. Not to add that bodily harm is caused by corporal punishment. The idea that you can influence someone’s behavior by paddling them shouldn’t be taught to students. The idea that the desired behavior may be attained in non-physical means should be imparted to them.

Conclusion

Overall, when I was asked to determine the goal of the school, I came up with my philosophy of discipline. There are numerous things that children learn in school, but the most important lesson is how to contribute to society. In order to prepare them for life beyond school, I made the decision that punishment should also mirror the kind of consequences they would encounter at a job. I feel that teaching special education kids how to be effective workers would assist them the most and enable them to support themselves and their future families. I do not want my pupils to depend on government assistance to pay for their housing and meals. I want them to be dependable workers who can find and keep a job.