- Phuong's Reflections
- Teachers as Changing Agents
- Moral Education
- Sand, Brink and Seeds
- Education for Citizenship
- The principles and practice of teaching and class management
- Second Thoughts about Democratic Classrooms
- The Other Side of Inclusion
- Learning or Unlearning Racism
- The Victimization of LGB Youth
- Multicultural
- Education Toward a Culture of Peace
- Becoming a Professional
- Teachers as Changing Agents
- LL's Reflections
- Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
- Moral Education and the Need for Teacher Preparation
- Sands, bricks, and seeds: School change strategies and readiness for reform
- Educating for Citizenship in Canada
- Class Management from the Side of Teaching
- Democratic Classrooms: Promises and Challenges of Student Voice and Choice
- Learning in an Inclusive Community
- Breaking the Cycle of Racism in the Classroom
- Victimization of LGB
- Equity
- Psychological Needs
- Becoming a Professional
- Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
- Mike's Thoughts
- Jeremys stuff
The Importance of classroom Discipline
The beginning of the article focuses on the importance of classroom discipline, specifically how that discipline helps to regulate student morals. Children spend most of their young lives inside of a classroom. This time is important in a child’s development of self as well as self-morals. Teachers are encouraged to organize and manage a class room using a variety of disciplinary tools that reflect the importance of allowing children to be part of a free engaging safe accepting community. From experience, it is not necessarily about the morals and social disciplines that are taught from our parents, but rather it is about self-regulation, it is about the children’s ability to be able to find their own way in life. From an early age children need to be able discover right from wrong, they need to be able to find the balance from when it is fun for everyone that is involved, and when is become dangerous or no longer enjoyable for everyone. One of the best examples is how the children work together in groups. They are left with instruction and a goal that they need to achieve and it is through classroom discipline where kids learn what is acceptable and what is not. Not every child is raised the same or may come from different backgrounds but it is through school but more importantly the classroom where the children are left to discover not only the knowledge that will help them through life but also morals that will help them to succeed.
Mike Bak
Mike Bak