Comparison and Contrast of Education Disciplines
For class room management, three important education disciplines are mainly considered by teachers: Harry and Rosemary Wong's Pragmatic Classroom Management Plan, Kagan, Kyle and Scott's Win-Win Strategies, and Ronald Morrish's Real Discipline. To understand each in contrast to others, the following matrix lists down strengths and weaknesses and advantages and disadvantages of each to assess which I agree with the most.
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Pragmatic Classroom |
Win-Win Strategies |
Real Discipline |
| Explanation |
The students will behave according to standards if the standards and procedures are laid in front of them properly and they are taught to comply with them (Cangelosi, 2007).
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The focus is on life skills whereby students are taught anger management, good judgment, self control, empathy and impulse control (Charles, 2007) |
Teachers through their caring, social skills and well behaved attitude can shape discipline in students (Harden, 2007). |
| Strengths |
- It makes the responsibility of the teachers to teach them how to behave in the standard way rather than just expecting them to be in order
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- The life skills are required for a successful life of a student
- Life skills are taught whilst establishing procedural and responsibility rules
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- Influence is used to infuse discipline rather than persuasion
- Rules and regulations are not disregarded
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| Weaknesses |
- It gives too much emphasis on procedures and standards which may create a closed environment in the class room
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- The focus is too much on the cause which should be the same for the consequences of disruptive behavior as well in order to mould it according to what is expected of the students
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- It leaves out the room for strict attitude, as it focuses more on insistence.
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| Advantages |
- The students are acquainted with procedures strongly which allows them to behave as required and leaves less room for disruption
- This allows them to achieve more academically
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- The cause for disruptive behavior is found out for the improvement of the student rather than simply improving the disruptive behavior
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- Courtesy and consideration used by the teachers allows students to feel emotionally attached and more prone to be influenced to learn within rules and standard behavior
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| Disadvantages |
- It gives less emphasis to directing students to other positive behaviors whilst regulating their behaviors according to rules and standards
- Not all procedures can be taught, they are learned from experience
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- Expectations and standards are not clearly put forward in front of the students
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- Without teachers establishing a strong position, their influence may be limited. For some rules they would have to strict for implementation
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Despite of the disadvantages and weaknesses, I agree with the Kagan, Kyle and Scott's Win-Win in Strategy as it gives the students the experience and the skills that not only keeps them in line with the school's procedures but also yearns to make them better human beings and lead successful lives.
The strategy makes the students to be responsible from within to realize the importance of the rules and procedures.
