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Support your teachers and students

Module by: Gary E. Martin, Angus MacNeil

Always Remain on the Student’s Side

“Get off their backs and get on their sides”

Everyone needs someone in their corner, someone they can depend upon, someone to be there when they makes mistakes. For some students, there is no one. The principal and/or the teacher can be the person they can depend upon, in their corner, and along their side. All it takes is to keep your expectations high, teach them to solve their problems, support and believe in them after mistakes or failures, and recognize them and their progress.

As a summary of using these methods versus discipline and punishments, we wanted to let you view this in a table (visual) format. We believe the following to be accurate and true.

A Teaching SystemVersusA Discipline System

Student is responsibleTeacher is responsible

Self-controlControlled by adults

Respect limitsObey rules

AssistingOrdering

CaringImpersonal

NaturalUnnatural

Working togetherWorking in opposition

Student makes a differenceTeacher makes a difference

Using freedomsDenying freedoms

Personal growthPersonal failures

Student is importantSystem is important

Perceived as fairArbitrary / Punitive

High expectationsStrict

Positive relationshipNegative relationship

EnjoyableFrustrating

Little stressHigh stress

ConsequencesPunishments

On the student’s sideOn the student’s back

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