Teacher Is an Honorable Profession Research Paper

Barnes' third method is to hand out punishment to the student as soon as the offense occurs in front of the classroom. He gives an example of a student answering a question without obeying the classroom rule of raising her hand first. He says that he states to the student what rule has been broken and the punishment the student is to receive. This is a good method because it lets the child know why she is being punished and at the same time it lets the classroom know that if they repeat this same offense, they will receive the same punishment. This method is a good one and appears as though it would be extremely effective.

The last strategy Barnes discusses is not blaming the parents for the child's negative behavior. The truth of the matter is that it is the parent's who are responsible for the upbringing of their children. Parents are supposed to teach their children right from wrong and how to conduct themselves in public as well as in life. It is the educator's job to teach children reading, writing, arithmetic and other subjects, but teachers cannot do a good job of teaching while trying to discipline a child that constantly disrupts the classroom. The child should never be told that his parents are lax in their duties. But the teacher should make contact with the parent to discuss the child's behavior and try to come up with a solution that is win-win for everyone.

Barnes has some decent strategies that he says work for him. Mentioning these strategies to colleagues is a good start because if gives them a foundation or an idea of how to handle a disruptive student. Each teacher's situation is different and he or she can always take these strategies and build upon them or modify them to suit their needs.

References

http://www.teachingk-8.com/archives/your_middle_school_classroom/strategic_moves_by_peter_barnes.html (Accessed June 30, 2010).