Great post! This was my first year in which I didn't have a management system that involved awards or punishments. I had also read Teaching Children to Care last summer and it made me look at management in a whole new way. It has been the BEST year I have had in my 8 year career. This will be the first time I will be sad to see my class leave. You had some great ideas and I will be checking out that book this summer. I think if more teachers transitioned into this kind of management, schools would be transformed into more productive environments.
Great post! This was my first year in which I didn't have a management system that involved awards or punishments. I had also read Teaching Children to Care last summer and it made me look at management in a whole new way. It has been the BEST year I have had in my 8 year career. This will be the first time I will be sad to see my class leave. You had some great ideas and I will be checking out that book this summer. I think if more teachers transitioned into this kind of management, schools would be transformed into more productive environments.