Assumptions
- If students ‘feel good’ they will ‘act good’; if students ‘feel bad’ they will ‘act bad’.
- Behaviour is a type of communication and, because it is a type of communication schools may misinterpret the intended meaning of the message the student is sending through ‘bad’ behaviour.
- Students who act ‘bad’ may be unhappy and experiencing pain; inflicting punishment will only make this worse. Listening to students is more appropriate than punishing them.
- When young people are abused they cannot build primary relationships and often do not have the skills to participate in the class environment. They need to be taught these skills prior to gradual reintegration to the school.
- Traditional models of discipline are not effective with high-risk students.
- Some students ‘act bad’ in order to be punished and noticed. As a result, they are noticed for their behaviour not for who they are.
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