The document discusses three types of teacher responses to misbehavior: nonassertive, hostile, and assertive, highlighting the importance of assertive communication in the classroom. It outlines steps to implement assertive discipline, including creating positive relationships, establishing rules, and involving parents. Additionally, it warns against over-reliance on punishment, emphasizing the need for consistency and positive reinforcement to address behavioral issues.

1. Assertive Discipline
Dayln Germany and Mariah Harvey

2. Responses to misbehavior
There are three types of responses teachers use with their
students:
1. Nonassertive- The teacher fails to let his or her students
clearly know what they want and what they will not
accept. They fail to back up their words with appropriate,
decisive actions.
2. Hostile-Teachers address their students in an abusive
way. They make derogatory remarks and often lose their
tempers and commonly put down their students.
3. Assertive- Teachers clearly communicate their wants
and feelings to their students and indicate a willingness
to back up their words with actions if necessary.

3. Roadblocks to becoming more assertive
The common roadblocks for being more assertive is a
teacher’s doubt about their ability to deal with
students’ behavior problems.
✘ They must learn to implement assertive discipline
consistently
✘ It is OKAY to seek help from school administrators
and other teachers if they can’t control a student
with severe behavioral problems. It is better to
seek help sooner than later.
✘ Parents need to be involved! Many children with
behavior problems respond more readily when
parents are involved.

4. Applying Assertive Discipline
Six steps to follow in applying assertive discipline:
1. Create positive student-teacher relationships
2. Establish rules or expectations
3. Track misbehavior
4. Use punishments to enforce limits
5. Implement a system of positive consequences
6. Establish strong parent support

5. Some Problems with Punishment or Negative
Consequences
✘ Punishment is not an effective approach to changing student behavior.
○ Can cause more behavioral problems when used heavily.
✘ Punishment does not teach the student how to act appropriately.
✘ Punished students will try to avoid the punisher.
○ Can lead to lying, cheating, skipping school, faking illness, hiding, withdrawing,
doodling, etc.
✘ Punishment can hinder students from developing desired social skills.
○ Spontaneity, cooperativeness, and assertiveness
✘ Punished students tend to lose interest and struggle academically in school.
○ Examples:
■ Students are given extra work as punishment.
■ Student’s grade is lowered as punishment.
✘ How a student responds to punishment one day may not be the case for another day.

6. Preventing Discipline Problems
✘ Teachers need to be assertive and have control of their classroom
✘ Establish clear, firm rules
✘ Be consistent and timely with consequences
✘ Reward positive behaviors
○ Many students misbehave as a way to gain attention
○ Get positive attention to students for appropriate behavior

7. Schoolwide Discipline
✘ Schoolwide rules are established for areas that students have in common.
○ Lunchroom, hallways, playground, tardies, etc.
✘ When students violate a rule, they receive a set consequence.
○ Student throws food in the lunchroom.
■ First offense: Student is given a slip to take home and return signed by a
parent or guardian.
■ Second offense: Student loses lunchroom privileges for a week and slip will
again go home with the student for a signature.
■ Third offense: Loss of lunchroom privileges for two weeks and a conference
between the child, parents, and principal.
■ Fourth offense: Student permanently loses lunchroom privileges.
✘ More serious violations require harsher punishments.
○ Such violations include:
■ A student harms another student physically, destroys property, or refuses
to follow instructions

8. Sources:
Edwards, C. H. (2004). Classroom discipline and
management. New York: Wiley. Retrieved March 14,
2018, from
https://moodle.umt.edu/pluginfile.php/1321543/mod_reso
urce/content/1/Assertive%20Discipline.pdf.

9. Activity Time!
What you Need to know for this activity:
The three types of responses to Misbehavior;
nonassertive, hostile, and assertive

10. THEME SONG
ON/OFF

11. TODAY’S CATEGORIES
HERE IS
TODAY’S
CATEGORY
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12. CATEGORY MAIN 1
Discipline in the
Classroom

13. SCOREBOARD
Discipline in the Classroom
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
$100 $100 $100
$200 $200 $200
$300 $300 $300
$400 $400 $400
$500 $500 $500
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14. Column 1

15. CAT 1 $100 QUESTION
What is Assertive
Discipline?

16. CAT 1 $100 ANSWER
“Tish, I like the way
you raised your hand
before speaking.”
CORRECT
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17. CAT 1 $200 QUESTION
What is Non-
Assertive
Discipline?

18. CAT 1 $200 ANSWER
"Conchita, please start putting
your project away. It's been five
minutes since I asked you to
clean up."
CORRECT
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19. CAT 1 $300 QUESTION
What is Hostile
Discipline?

20. CAT 1 $300 ANSWER
"I give up. If this group
doesn't want to listen,
it’s your problem, not
mine." CORRECT
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21. CAT 1 $400 QUESTION
What is Hostile
Discipline?

22. CAT 1 $400 ANSWER
"Get to the end of the line! (The teacher
grabs the student's shoulder and pushes
him toward the end of line.) If you want to
act like a bully, I'll show you what it's like
to get pushed around."
CORRECT
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23. CAT 1 $500 QUESTION
What is Non-
Assertive
Discipline?

24. CAT 1 $500 ANSWER
Column 2
Typically active students are
working quietly on their
projects while the teacher sits
at his desk and talks with the
classroom aide. CORRECT
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25. Column 2

26. CAT 2 $100 ANSWER
Students are off task while
the teacher quietly sits at
her desk and corrects
assignments.
CORRECT
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27. CAT 2 $100 QUESTION
What is Non-
Assertive
Discipline?

28. CAT 2 $200 ANSWER
"Jamie, stop hitting. You
will keep your hands to
yourself or you will go to
the time-out room." CORRECT
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29. CAT 2 $200 QUESTION
What is Assertive
Discipline?

30. CAT 2 $300 ANSWER
"Louise, you did such a nice job
on your composition! Let's go
down to the office to show Mrs.
Gailey (the well-liked assistant
principal)." CORRECT
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31. CAT 2 $300 QUESTION
What is Assertive
Discipline?

32. CAT 2 $400 ANSWER
"Hank, when are you going
to learn that spitting at
people is not a good way
to handle conflicts?"CORRECT
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33. CAT 2 $400 QUESTION
What is Hostile
Discipline?

34. CAT 2 $500 ANSWER
"Quit acting like a
baby. Act your
age." CORRECT
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35. CAT 2 $500 QUESTION
What is Hostile
Discipline?

36. Column 3

37. CAT 3 $100 ANSWER
"I want you to stop
talking and finish those
math problems."
CORRECT
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38. CAT 3 $100 QUESTION
What is Assertive
Discipline?

39. CAT 3 $200 ANSWER
“I don't believe it. You finally
handed in an assignment that
doesn't look like chicken
scratchings.”
CORRECT
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40. CAT 3 $200 QUESTION
What is Hostile
Discipline?

41. CAT 3 $300 ANSWER
"Wow, you only made
that one small mistake.
Great work Carmen."
CORRECT
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42. CAT 3 $300 QUESTION
What is Assertive
Discipline?

43. CAT 3 $400 ANSWER
Peter is working diligently on his
seatwork. He feels a hand on his
shoulder and looks up to see the
teacher give him a smile and a wink.
CORRECT
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44. CAT 3 $400 QUESTION
What is Assertive
Discipline?

45. CAT 3 $500 ANSWER
“I have had it with your
Behavior Holly! If I catch
you doing it again, you will
be sorry!” CORRECT
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46. CAT 3 $500 QUESTION
What is Hostile
Discipline?