Consequences In The Classroom
Summary
TLDRIn this educational video, Miss Maine addresses the topic of managing negative behavior in the classroom. She criticizes traditional punitive measures, advocating instead for logical consequences tied to the specific actions. Emphasizing the importance of building strong relationships with students from day one, she shares her approach to discipline, which includes calm conversations, ignoring attention-seeking misbehavior, and creating a positive classroom environment with love, laughter, and kindness. Miss Maine also suggests implementing school-wide programs like PBIS to support a positive behavioral culture.
Takeaways
- đ The speaker, Miss Maine, emphasizes the importance of building positive relationships with students from the first day of school.
- đĄ She expresses her disdain for the clip chart system, which she believes is ineffective and promotes a negative classroom environment.
- đ€ Miss Maine stresses the need for logical consequences rather than punishment, aligning consequences with the specific misbehavior.
- đ§ She advises against public humiliation or arguing with students, instead suggesting private conversations to address inappropriate behavior.
- đ The speaker highlights the effectiveness of ignoring negative behavior to reduce attention-seeking actions from students.
- đ§č Logical consequences are exemplified by having students clean up their own messes, which helps them reflect on their actions.
- đ ââïž Miss Maine is against taking away recess as a punishment, believing it does not address the root of the behavior issue.
- đ She promotes the idea of using 'cool-down' areas in the classroom for students to calm down and collect their thoughts.
- đ The speaker sees herself as an educator of both academics and social skills, acknowledging the changing dynamics of student behavior.
- đ« She is clear about her limits as a teacher, only sending students to the principal when there is a danger to herself or others.
- đ€ The importance of creating a happy and welcoming classroom environment is underscored, as it contributes to a positive learning atmosphere.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the video?
-The main topic of the video is about dealing with negative behavior in the classroom and the use of logical consequences instead of punishment.
What does the speaker dislike about the clip chart system?
-The speaker dislikes the clip chart system because they do not believe it works for children and they find it to be a negative reinforcement method.
What does the speaker believe in instead of punishment?
-The speaker believes in logical consequences for inappropriate behavior, which are directly related to the action taken by the student.
How does the speaker start building relationships with students?
-The speaker starts building relationships with students from the night before school starts by calling each student and having a conversation with them.
What is the speaker's approach when a student is acting out in the classroom?
-The speaker's approach is to first ignore the disruptive behavior, then calmly address the student privately, expressing disappointment and explaining the logical consequences of their actions.
What is an example of a logical consequence mentioned in the script?
-An example of a logical consequence is when a student messes up the restroom; they are responsible for cleaning it up as a consequence of their actions.
How does the speaker handle a student who rolls their eyes or talks back?
-The speaker ignores the behavior initially, and if it continues, they offer the student a choice to either listen or go to a designated cool-down area to calm down.
What does the speaker suggest for teachers who are dealing with students acting out due to emotional issues at home?
-The speaker suggests understanding that students may be acting out as a cry for help and to handle such situations with empathy, logical consequences, and possibly a referral to additional support services.
Why does the speaker believe it's important to have a cool-down area in the classroom?
-The speaker believes a cool-down area is important to give students a space to calm down and collect their thoughts before having a serious conversation about their behavior.
What is PBIS, and how does the speaker suggest it could be beneficial in schools?
-PBIS stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. The speaker suggests it could be beneficial as a school-wide positive behavior system that helps in managing and improving student behavior.
How does the speaker describe her classroom environment?
-The speaker describes her classroom environment as a happy place, free of negative systems, and focused on building positive relationships with students.
Outlines
đ Addressing Negative Behaviors in Classroom Management
Miss Maine discusses her disapproval of the clip chart system, which she believes is ineffective for managing student behavior. Instead, she emphasizes the importance of building relationships with students from day one and using logical consequences for negative behaviors. She shares her belief that punishment is not the answer and that a positive classroom environment built on love, laughter, and kindness is key to managing behavior effectively.
đ§ Implementing Logical Consequences Over Punishment
The paragraph illustrates Miss Maine's approach to dealing with disruptive behavior in the classroom, such as playing in the bathroom. Instead of resorting to traditional punishments like timeouts or yelling, she prefers to calmly address the issue with the student, expressing her disappointment and explaining the logical consequence of their actions, such as cleaning up the mess they made. She stresses the importance of not harboring resentment and moving on after the consequence has been addressed.
đ€ The Impact of Emotional Intelligence in Classroom Discipline
Miss Maine elaborates on her strategies for handling disrespectful behaviors like eye-rolling or talking back. She advises against arguing with students and instead suggests ignoring the behavior and acknowledging those who are making good choices. She recognizes that acting out can be a cry for help and emphasizes the role of educators in teaching social skills and manners, not just academics. She also discusses the importance of having designated areas for students to cool down and the significance of addressing behavior after the student has calmed down.
đ« Setting Boundaries and Using Consequences for Behavior Correction
In this paragraph, Miss Maine discusses the importance of setting boundaries and using logical consequences to correct behavior. She explains that taking away privileges, such as laptop use, can be an effective consequence for inappropriate behavior. She also mentions the importance of consistency and having a serious conversation with the student once they are calm to address the behavior. She stresses the importance of not sending students to the principal for minor offenses and only doing so when there is a danger to life.
đ€ Building Relationships and Fostering a Positive Classroom Environment
Miss Maine concludes by emphasizing the importance of building relationships with students from the very first day of school. She shares her practice of calling students the night before school starts to build rapport. She believes that a positive classroom environment, free from negative systems, is crucial for student success. She encourages teachers to bond with their students and to use logical consequences for behavior, rather than traditional punishments. She also suggests implementing a school-wide positive behavior system like PBIS and ends with a note of encouragement for her fellow educators.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄConsequences
đĄNegative Behavior
đĄLogical Consequences
đĄDiscipline
đĄRelationship Building
đĄClip Chart System
đĄRecess
đĄDefiant Behavior
đĄCool-Down Area
đĄPBIS
đĄBehavior Contract
Highlights
The video discusses consequences for negative behavior in the classroom.
The speaker, Miss Maine, disapproves of the clip chart system for managing student behavior.
Miss Maine emphasizes the importance of building relationships with students from day one.
She advocates for logical consequences over punishment for misbehavior.
An example given is addressing a student who misbehaves in the restroom by having them clean the mess they made.
Miss Maine suggests ignoring negative behavior to avoid reinforcing it with attention.
Creating a designated 'cool-down' area in the classroom is recommended for students to calm down.
The speaker explains that acting out can be a cry for help due to emotional situations at home.
Educators are seen as teaching more than academics; they also teach social skills and manners.
Miss Maine believes in having serious conversations with students after they have calmed down.
She does not support sending students to the principal for minor offenses.
The video suggests that taking away recess should be purposeful, not just as a punishment.
Building a bond with students is key to managing behavior effectively.
Miss Maine discusses the use of PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) in schools.
She stresses the importance of making the classroom a happy place for both students and teachers.
The video concludes with a reminder to maintain a stern but caring approach when necessary.
Transcripts
I get in their face and we are having a
conversation and my face is not very
happy right now because you made a poor
choice hey guys what's up it's miss
Maine here one five teachers this video
today y'all is strictly and I I will say
it is the highly most requested video
that I received via email comments and I
feel like I need to just start I just
need to do the video this video is all
about consequences for negative bad
behavior and I'm talking about the
rolling my eyes like I'm talking about
the talking back you can't tell me what
to do I'm talking about the hitting
other people
the disrespect to you the refusing to
work the the arguing type of behavior
that's what I'm here to talk to you
about now if you haven't seen my
previous videos in the past you know I
despise I created a video about the clip
chart system where kids start every day
on that ready to learn and based on
behavior they either go up the clip or
they go down the clip it's a clip that
that system when I tell you I cannot
stand it it I cannot stand it I don't
believe in it
I don't see any proof that that system
works for children I can't stand it and
I know a lot of people because many and
I mean mini like hundreds of people have
emailed me or commented to me and said
Miss May the only reason why I do this
system is because my principal makes us
do it I hope and pray that your
principals out there are able to watch
this video and to watch that previous
video and maybe shine a little bit of
light on why that system it doesn't work
it's just something to just say that you
have thank goodness I have a principal
that does not believe in those type of
systems it's a
negative it's just an egg it's just a
negative what's the word I'm looking for
it's just it's it's just negative its
negative so people were like ms May so
how do you deal with the kid because let
me tell you something you guys so my
classroom is not perfect I
I will admit my classroom runs really
well but it's ran on love laughter and
kindness but I have to get it there and
you have to start on the very first day
of school actually I started the night
before school starts that's another
video you might want to check out the
night before first grade I call every
single one of my students the night
before school starts and I have a
conversation with them I usually try to
call them you know kind of early late
afternoon mid-afternoon late afternoon
and just talk to them and ask them how
there's the right there summer has been
what they did this weekend are they
looking forward to school you'll see the
video just click the card I'll have it
there for you but I
I like to build relationships the day
before school starts so from the day
before school starts into the last day
of school
I am constantly building relationships
and keeping those relationships healthy
so it's the first day of school and well
before I even get started I don't
believe in I don't believe in punishment
I believe in logical consequences
because when you do something that's not
appropriate that's not right you're
gonna have a consequence to it I feel
like many teachers get so frustrated
with a child that is very defiant that
they just want everything they want them
suspended they want in-school suspension
then one on the right sentence is a
hundred times they want to yell at them
they want them to miss recess they want
you know they want to humiliate the kid
in front of the whole class because they
get so angry and those things are the
things that you don't want to do as a
teacher as an educator so I believe in
logical consequences for the behavior
that is being presented
being brought to me or to other kids in
the classroom I believe in logical
consequences so I'm sure many of you are
asking well what the heck miss May is a
logical consequence so here's the deal
for example you have a kiddo
that is in the bathroom plane okay
they're taking the paper towel rolls
they're wetting them they're throwing
them on the floor they might even be
writing on the walls you know I'm not
I'm speaking Elementary because I mean
kids can be sinking put things in their
pocket and go in the bathroom but just
really not showing that positive
behavior in the restroom so you find out
teacher comes and tells you but I'm just
gonna say for my examples okay so I've
had kids in the past you know before you
know it's like that first couple weeks
of school and they're playing in the
bathroom and I'm being told that they're
playing in the bathroom it's may someone
so did this daddy yada yada okay so it
makes me upset because we've been
practicing what it should look like and
sound like in the restroom and yet this
child continues to want to play a
goof-off so to keep my composure because
let's be honest we're all human if it
takes y'all it makes you very upset
because you're like okay I'm spending my
quality time trying to teach you how to
be respectful in the restroom and you're
choosing not to do it yeah it says a
little stuff to you however I'm not
gonna let that show I'm gonna just say
okay and if I'm busy with a group or
with kiddos I'm gonna stop my teaching
time to address this from the bathroom
but you best believe I haven't forgot
and I'm gonna get to you so instead of
saying sit a timeout or you have 10
minutes off your recess or just yelling
at that kid in front of the whole class
which is a big no-no
I'm gonna wait till I get myself a
little calm and a little cool and then
I'm gonna go talk to that kiddo so like
once all the kids are doing their thing
and they're in the classroom I may take
that kid and pull them outside of the
classroom and talk to them I might just
say hey can you come up over here and I
might sit and you know we might be in
the corner and I just explained you know
and when I explained it I'm not that
sweet sweet or doo-doo I'm not like that
idea I level and I have a stern face
look on my face and then I explained to
them how disappointed I am in them and
that it makes me sad that you made the
wrong choice that you chose to whatever
whatever whatever whatever and I just
run off what they did but I know next
time you're gonna make a better choice
and then I go on to proceed then that
this is like a first strike okay okay
you're playing a bathroom okay I'm a tot
so you have that conversation so then
after I tell them you know I know you're
gonna make a better choice
I'll tell them so now you're gonna go in
the restroom and you're gonna clean up
that mess that you made and then I'll
say if that mess isn't there the next
time we see a mess in that restroom
you're gonna go in there and you're
gonna clean it up and then I'm done
I don't I don't harbor on it I don't you
have ten minutes of your recess like so
my child has ten minutes I mean I don't
know I want y'all to be honest with me
in the comments section if you truly
believe no recess works I don't and I
just I mean everybody has a right to
their opinion like my videos aren't here
to upset people or push buttons I'm just
here to get my advice on how I feel so
if you feel like no recess helps let me
know in the comment section and tell me
and explain to me how does that truly
truly help I personally don't believe
taking recess away helps fix the problem
yeah they may be upset because they
can't play for uh you know five ten
minutes or whatever but at the same time
while they're sitting there outside for
recess and they're looking at their
friends playing I don't really think
they're really truly thinking about what
they did I feel like they truly truly
think about what they did when they're
when there's a
logical consequence like when they're in
there picking up that trash or wiping
down whatever they did in that restroom
they're thinking about why they're
sitting there doing that that's the cop
that's the consequence
so you mess up the restroom that's your
consequence so that's so that's just an
example another logical consequence is
like if you have that kid that rolls
their eyes at you and or talks back to
you
so I've had I've had that before and
what I do so like okay I'm even an
example if I'm sitting there teaching
and I have all my kids on their learning
spots and I'm doing my mini lesson and a
kiddo just throws you know I've had kids
that are just saying this is dumb this
is stupid I don't know why we have to do
this I ignored
I do not feed into it don't you dare if
one thing I can tell you don't you dare
are you with children it's not worth it
do not argue with it so I'll ignore it
okay and I keep teaching but let's say
they keep on going you know buzz okay so
then I start calling out kids that are
making wise choices thank you so much
thank you so much and I just ignore
ignore as hard as it may be try your
best to ignore so let's say it started
gets you a little bit more and you like
ignoring it is always tapping on that
nerve so bad you are about to snap so
what I'll do is I'll stop and I'll say
okay you have a choice you have a choice
to sit here and listen or you can go to
your seat and put your head down or you
can go to you know whatever if I know a
lot of I know me I like to have a place
in a classroom where a kid can go and
just cool cool down you know you can go
have a cool down that's what I do
now after I do that no more I I don't
feed into that and I tell you once you
start real once kids start realizing
that you ignore their behavior
once they realize that nine times out of
ten they're really not gonna keep doing
that because they're not getting the
attention that they want a lot of times
these kids are acting out because there
is something going on something is going
on inside at home there's emotional
situations going on and that's their cry
for help and I know as hard as it may
seem because I can hear people now
saying well miss Mae those kids need to
know how to active school I mean I'm
sorry to tell you but you know it's not
like how when we used to go to school I
know when I was in school there was no
way I wanted to teach her calling my mom
and dad because I knew that I would be a
huge huge trouble
I mean my brother and I would say you
the teacher call home whoa
where where as the teacher knew whereas
like if a teacher calls home now it's
like there's always an excuse for a
child's behavior it's just the way the
world is the way kids are being raised
now there's always an excuse there's
always an excuse why this kid is doing
this this kids doing that there's always
an excuse we just have to deal with that
but we ask teachers and I've accepted it
I have to understand and realize that
I'm not just a teacher teaching
academics I'm teaching social skills you
know and that's just the way it is I'm
teaching kids manners I'm teaching kids
how to how to sit in a seat how to sit
on the carpet how to talk in a normal
tone voice like those are things that
just we just have to do as educators and
to me if you're not ready for that or
you're not accepting of that then it
might be time to find something else to
do because this is how it is and I truly
believe this is how it's just gonna be
and I have that in my mind and I
understand that so this is why I feel
building relationships is so so
important so you start from the night
before school starts through the whole
school year because as you're building
that relationship and as that kid is
acting out that relationship is going to
get higher
acting out it's gonna go lower and
pretty soon you may not see anymore
acting out or you may see just a little
bit here and there from time to time but
when I discipline I discipline with
logical consequences I allow kids to
have a breather you know go to the
cool-down area you know take a chill
relax get your thoughts in your mind
right and then we'll talk I never talked
to a kid when they are upset I wait
until they are done and they're calm I
suggest everybody if you can't have a
place where a kid can go and just have
some time have some little stuffed
animals there some little kinesthetic
things things that they can touch they
can rub you know just something that can
calm them down I highly recommend that
then when that child has calmed down
then you and that child can have a
serious conversation about the behaviors
going on now you may get a kiddo that
for instance but let's just say like
I've had a kid who wasn't being
respectful with the laptop okay we've
talked about what that looks like what
it sounds like and you're choosing to
make a poor choice so now you can't use
the laptop for the rest of the day so
maybe tomorrow you can make a better
choice when you're using that laptop and
I'm telling you I've had kids that just
oh it was the end of the world because
they couldn't use the laptop but that's
the logical consequence not go pull your
card because you're not using a laptop
correctly or move your clip because
you're not using a laptop I mean that
system is not that that doesn't work
what works is your trunk you're talking
about the behavior and you're fixing
that behavior with a logical consequence
so when people ask me what you're
disciplined that's my discipline um I
that's my discipline I don't send kids
to the principal if I send a kid to the
principal it has to be where my life and
my students life is in danger
meaning kids are throwing things that's
an automatic you got to go that's an
automatic
and let me see what else um what else
would send a kid to a principal I'm not
sending a kid for calling me out of my
name I'm not like to me I got a half
thick skin like they have to see even
though inside it maybe boo making me so
upset I can't let them see me sweat um
let's see what else guys I feel like
I've been just kind of rambling but I
just wanted to share with you guys how I
mean just anything that you don't like
that you see like don't have a kid move
their clamp don't have kids who mr.
recess kids need to run kids need to be
active they need to move around like
you're making it worse by having them
just sit there I mean they're sitting so
much you know in our classrooms and
you're having them just sit there and
not just be free without academics
you're just making it worse for yourself
I feel um you know if you need to take
so if you're taking recess away take it
away for a purpose and not the whole
recess okay so you didn't walk in line
correctly so guess what you're gonna
practice walking in line so we're gonna
start from here all the way till we go
back outside we're gonna practice that
um I guess that's coming I don't know I
guess that's kind of it guys I just want
to share that with you because I think
people feel like well Miss Maggie you
don't do anything you just let them get
away
heck to the note they just don't get
away you you do something inappropriate
that you're not supposed to do you're
gonna have a consequence for that you're
gonna have a consequence for that and I
will say like kids - they need to see
that you mean business like I get in
their face and we are having a
conversation and my face is not very
happy right now because you made a poor
choice but I know the next time that you
go to the restroom you are going to make
a right choice so now what we're gonna
do we're gonna walk to the restroom and
you're gonna clean that restroom up do
you understand
and let me tell you something works like
a charm my teammates they laugh at me
cuz they're like you they just know
they're like you just have that and I do
like I can flip it and I get Stern and I
get a straight face and I'm
business and that's what it is because
they're like whoa miss Mae is so bubbly
and she's so sweet and happy and fun and
but woman you get on that bad side she's
woo and that's what happens because they
see that happy sweet oh my god she
called me before school started she's
you know she's just so happy she's just
so caring yada yada yada
you know which I am because that's how I
want to be in the teacher and when they
see that other side like whoa she's not
playing and it starts breaking their
heart because I mean I mean lunch with
these kiddos on the first week of school
you know well not the first weeks about
the second week of school I'm eating
lunch with them like as a class but like
that second or third week of school I'm
having lunch with them as a whole class
and we're just bonding but that that's
the key you got a bond with these kids
because when they do make a mistake you
know it's kind of heartbreaking for them
so that's my advice to y'all so I just
don't want anybody to feel like Oh miss
Mae's living in this fantasy world and
her classroom is this but a little of
whatever whatever but it's not like that
guys I promise you kids act up but I
build these relationships with these
kids and as I'm building these
relationships with these kids they're
getting logical consequences you know
and after you know so long now if you
have kids that just aren't getting in
you know some kids you do have to do a
behavior contract on and those kids need
the behavior contract them that that's
not it y'all then if you're doing that
oh maybe you can convince your
principals or possibly um your
principals can be watching this video or
in my previous videos maybe talk to them
about having PBIA PBIS in your school I
know my school does PBIS I did PBIS at
my previous school which is a great
program too so maybe you can have your
principal Google PBIS in schools and get
that program started in your in your
school and you know it's
it's a great tool and I think it helps a
lot you just have to have a school-wide
positive behavior system and like I just
I just feel like it helps so I'm not
gonna keep you guys any longer I just
wanted to share with you how I deal with
situations I don't have a negative clip
system I mean there's nothing negative
in my classroom nothing I mean if you
see my classroom tool tours you know
that my principal
she knows that like she'll come into my
classroom and she'll be like um this man
just come cuz I need to just stay in
here for some happy because it is I just
want my room to be a happy place for my
students for myself and for people that
come in you know that's just how I am
that's just how I feel so with that said
guys thank you so much for your support
your kindness your love I know many of
you have started going into your
classrooms and I'm a little jealous
because I'm ready to get in my room and
do my thing too so I plan to vlog all of
that I really truly do I plan to vlog
all that so that you guys can see the
before and the after it's always pray
because God will truly always make a way
I love you guys
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