Discipline, often cited as the number one frustration by teachers, can so discourage teachers that they want to quit teaching. What do teachers need in order to stay the course and rise above?Teachers need to gain a proper understanding of their role as a teacher in the discipline process.
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Teachers need tips giving them some basic strategies for classroom management so they know how to both correct and prevent problems.
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Teachers need help with specific problems they are facing.
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Teachers need to be reminded of the heart and purposes of God in disciplining.
For teacher training to properly address classroom discipline, it must provide teachers with this big picture perspective. Only then will teachers view discipline as an opportunity to work in cooperation with God to help students become who they can be in Him.
This is what enables them to keep going because discipline takes on a bigger, eternal dimension rather than merely managing the here and now.
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