Chapter 3: Classroom Behavior

In this chapter Cushman writes a section called "Starting out on the Right Foot" and one of the pieces of advise that she gives the reader was "[w]arn offending students two or three times at most, then impose the appropriate consequence." This piece was placed in under the "Follow up promptly and consistently on the agreed-upon expectations" along with "Practice the habits that create a good classroom tone," and "Keep student learning as the top priority."

This jumped out at me, not because it was shocking, but because it was so definite. I had always gotten the impression that how to discipline students was something that has been, and will always be, discussed, volleyed, and argued. Because of the opinion I have had prior to reading this I found this odd that Cushman is so certain that this is the way to do it. Of course I do agree with her on this, but that is not the point. There are many other teachers who do not, and will never, think this is the correct way to discipline your students.