Some students were swearing at instructions, others, locked in a feverish frenzy, were shredding her carefully-planned poster activity into shards ...
It's time to rethink our behaviour management strategies
In teaching circles, it’s known as the witching hour. And on this particular Friday afternoon at 2pm, preservice teacher Kellie Ambrose* found herself floundering in a sea of classroom hot water.
Experts question where the evidence is to suggest that group punishments, detentions, and escalating warnings actually deter bad behaviour and inspire a love of learning.