Identifies and discusses some successful alternatives for coping with classroom behavior problems. (FL)

Discusses the importance of pupil control problems of public secondary school personnel and the development of models of custodial and humanistic ideologies. (HOD)

Historically, public school officials have acted without consideration for due process in issuing grades to students, in excluding students from school for academic failure, and in lowering grades as a means of disciplining students. The constitutionality of these actions is challenged and recent court cases are reviewed. (Author/KC)

Argues that effective authoritarians establish their authority in the classroom only so that eventually they can relinquish it to students, who must learn to become responsible citizens of school and society. Offers three principles for promoting good classroom discipline. (FL)

Contends that successful school-level discipline depends upon the principal's effective application of fundamental administrative skills in three areas: organizational structure of the school; teacher behavior; and student behavior. Reviews research in these three areas and shows how principals can effectively administrate in each of them with…

Points out that much research has shown that punishing incorrect behavior in children results in faster learning than does reinforcing correct behavior. Suggests nonphysical punishments for classroom use. (FL)

The call for a return to corporal punishment grows out of frustration. Students are more defiant now and authority figures are weaker and shaken. It is tempting to strike out in anger, but corporal punishment is not, and never has been, a real solution. (Author/SJL)

Proposes that teachers begin the school year with a class study of discipline and student participation in establishing classroom rules. Describes the components of such a lesson and the procedures and forms inherent in any effective discipline system. (RL)

The goal of classroom management, like government, is to create and maintain an environment which protects and advances individuals. Creating such a classroom environment involves trust between teacher and students, a conviction that misbehavior is relative, and student participation in finding alternatives for disruptive conduct. (Author/SJL)

Describes some practical techniques that lead to effective classroom discipline and that maintain an optimal learning environment. Suggestions include (1) spending time with students individually; (2) using a variety of techniques to help students make smooth transitions from one activity to another; and (3) constructing contingency contracts to…