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stop unacceptable behavior. If the child persists, he or she should be given a choice: for instance, either put the crayons away now or miss recess.

If the child chooses misbehavior and continues to fiddle with the crayons, then punishment — missing recess—should follow, Rolfe emphasized.

Teachers, she said, should develop a discipline plan and then stick with it. “I know who the problems are in my class and I plan for them. Often I spend as much time in planning how to handle the problems as I do on my lesson plans,” she said, adding that disruption from one trouble maker can prevent the entire class from learning.

By repeating an order three times and giving a youngster the choice between whether to mind or not, the teacher puts the focus on the student’s behavior.

"You've got to give them a choice. You've got to repeat exactly what you want them to do. especially with elementary students. You must be specific and communicate your wants clearly to the students.”

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