Ch. 6 - Self-Regulating Approaches to Classroom Management

Self-regulating approaches suggest that when students are motivated and aware of their own cognitive goals and behaviors, their learning increases.

Big Idea #1:  When students are able to self-regulate their behaviors, cognitions, social environment and goals, they are able to improve their learning.  When students have the mental fortitude to set goals and control their behavior, their behaviors can help them learn instead of hindering them.

Big Idea #2:  Coloroso divides teachers into three categories:  brickwall, jellyfish, and backbone.  Brickwall teachers are strict, enforce rules, and insist on cleanliness and order.  They operate through fear.  Jellyfish teachers are inconsistent with their management, and they allow anarchy and chaos.  Backbone teachers provide support that is flexible, and they use natural and reasonable consequences for disruptive behavior.

Big Idea #3:  Marshall's Discipline Without Stress model - Discipline is the responsibility of the students.  Classrooms should be set up with rules and procedures and structures, and this scaffolding should set the stage for students to manage their own behavior.  Marshall's Social Hierarchy - Democracy, Cooperation or Conformity, Bullying or Bossing, and Anarchy.  Democracy and Cooperation are acceptable, while Bullying and Anarchy are not.