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By Dr. Harry Tennant
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 Discipline: What Was True in 1947... Discipline in the classroom, or with young people in general, is as much an art as it is a science. Some teachers rarely have trouble with students, while others are struggling with them constantly. Harry addressed this matter in his November 11, 2010 guest blog post, "The Student Whisperer." I will re-post that discussion directly after this post, because this post features a 1947 teacher training film described as: Maintaining Classroom Discipline (1947). Good and bad methods of disciplining inappropriate classsroom behavior. This was a very well made instructional movie for teachers. While there are new & different problems in the modern schools, the basic ideas of this film still holds. The opening messages are exactly what the best research on classroom behavior tells us: 1. The vast majority of behaviour problems in the classroom involve minor breaches of discipline. 2. These incidents originate in the classroom situation itself and are within the control of the teacher. 3. Disciplinary problems in the classroom are symptoms of underlying weaknesses in total learning situation. BY CONTRASTING METHODS OF HANDLING THE SAME CLASS, TECHNIQUES ARE SHOWN FOR SECURING CLASS DISCIPLINE and STIMULATING THE INTEREST OF STUDENTS.Producer: McGraw-Hill Films; Creative Commons license: Public Domain. This really is worth the 13-minute run time if, for nothing else, the nostalgia of it. Actually, though, the fundamental principles are right on and some teachers today need to learn the lessons presented here six decades ago. The first 5:20 is how not to do it. Then the problem is analyzed. Finally, good classroom discipline is modeled. The file is too big for me to post here. Visit the link below if you'd like to download or view it. You could always contact me for one as well! RosaryFilms posted this on YouTube. Thanks! Posted at 11:34 AM Keywords: Discipline , Classroom Management 0 Comments |