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Our actual class rules are written each year by the students themselves and so are different each year. There are, however, constant guiding principles I follow in the classroom. We are a role-model classroom for behavior at the school and I have high standards. I find that concentrating on building these principles at the beginning of the year pays off for the rest of the year, by allowing an orderly, functioning classroom where learning can occur free from fear and interruptions. (For more, see self-monitoring or the PB Principles.)
Nobody gets hurt in the PB classroom. Physical and verbal intimidation, teasing and
sarcasm earn strong consequences.
Each PB deserves and receives respect both from me and from fellow PB’s.
Each PB has my respect right from the start. My trust has to be earned.
All adults at the school deserve respect from the PB’s. There is no talking back to adults, ignoring adults, or running from adults. PB’s who feel they have been treated unfairly by an adult will respond to the problem by discussing it with the adult or with me. Pouting is not a useful or appropriate response to disagreements with adults at the school.
All PB’s are expected to do the right thing in school - in the halls, in the cafeteria, on the PE field - even when nobody is looking, regardless of what other students are doing.
Doing the right thing is rarely rewarded with treats, tokens or stickers. (In my opinion, this can result in kids who behave only when rewarded.) However, loss of privileges can occur for not doing the right thing. Problems will be solved appropriately, by discussion and negotiation, not with force. Problems and differences occur and can interfere with learning. Learning to handle these differences responsibly is a big step toward growing-up.
Note: Despite the TrackStar Behavior 101 notes ("Note in the last rule how the teacher does not reinforce good behavior"), good behavior does have consequences in this classroom and is certainly reinforced. There's a difference between "rewarded" and "reinforced." The reinforcers for behavior are usually natural - not token and usually not edible. Since appropriate behavior (doing the right thing) is natural and expected in this classroom, it is not often singled out for a tangible reward. E-mail me for more info or see our whole-class self monitoring page - Fred Roemer, teacher.
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