Behavior management is a part of any teacher’s job description. For some teachers it is a bigger part of their day than others. There are some situations that require students to have a behavior plan to establish a list of current behaviors, goals and strategies to modify those behaviors, and a time frame for adjusting or achieving the goals.
Teachers remind students, in settle or not so settle ways of the expectations of the classroom/school. These reminders may or may not include some sort of incentive or contract to keep the student on the right path. Many of these goals are external supports for the student to assist them in modifying their behavior.
However, the ultimate goal is to get students to go from having the external supports to making an internal decision to modify their own behavior. You want your students to be able to make decisions that are appropriate for the situation without you or someone else getting involved.
To get the student to that point, you may have to model the right behavior as well as praise other students when they make good choices. You may also have to start with the incentives and slowly wean the student away from these incentives as the student begins to make better choices.
We are not just educators of reading, math, science, and social studies but we must assist in giving our students life skills. We are preparing our students for making good decisions in and outside of the educational environment.
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