Positive discipline is just like any other skill. It needs to be taught with consistency! And you have come to the right place! This post offers a variety of ideas for establishing positive expectations. These ideas will set boundaries without hurting children's feelings. The post is designed for both parents and teachers.You can use the information at home with your own child, in classrooms and in private music lessons. Each idea is followed by "short script" giving an … [Read more...]
Step by Step Guide to Positive Discipline in the Classroom
Positive classroom discipline is powerful when done well. Are you working in a classroom that needs discipline intervention? Or perhaps you want to have good classroom management through positive strategies? How Providing Positive Feedback Can Change Behavior Habits And Improve Discipline in Your Classroom One strategy you can use in your classroom is providing consistent positive reinforcement. You would be using positive reinforcement to change the negative aspects in your … [Read more...]
How You Can Improve Discipline on the Spot
Classroom management and discipline is a product of consistency and developing a relationship with the students. Effective discipline is a product of classroom procedures and developing mutual respect between students and their teacher. We, as music teachers, however wear many hats. Often music teachers are invited to do clinics. We may teach a summer camp, substitute or guest teach. In these situations you cannot always predict how kids would behave. You have to adapt on the spot. If you … [Read more...]