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“You set in that child’s mind that she’s different from other people and that she can’t cope...The child needs empathy, not sympathy. She needs to know that she can be whole and competent in the classroom.”
Catch The Good The student who uses disruptive behavior to gain extra attention needs to be taught that he can earn extra time and attention from the teacher through good behavior, Rolfe said.
She suggested that teachers find out what special privilege the child would want most and use that as a basis for positive reinforcement. “The whole concept is to catch them being good," she added, and then reinforce that positive behavior.
“You were hired as teachers, not disciplinarians,” she told her audience. “First you have to know what you want and need in the classroom in order to teach. Students will be able to learn when yout expectations are met."
Rolfe suggested that teachers limit class rules to five and make all rules short and specific, such as “keep hands, feet and all objects to yourself’ rather than “show respect.”
Teachers must also define what it is that’s going to happen if the rules are broken, in effect establishing a contract with the students, she said.
As an example, Rolfe said, the first time a rule is broken, the student’s name goes up on the blackboard; the second time, a check is added and the student loses 15 minutes of recess; the third time, a second check is added and the student loses 30 minutes of recess.
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