Our 16 Core Beliefs
- Times have changed.
- Teachers are doing an incredible job
- “Kids don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care,” (Dr. Madeline Hunter.)
- Good discipline is a matter of good timing.
- Conflict is an essential part of growing up.
- Parenting affects behavior.
- We cannot use poor parenting as an excuse for not teaching.
- Problem behavior can entrap us.
- Curriculum comes first, but discipline does, too!
- Self-esteem matters.
- Students do not necessarily know how to behave.
- Classroom rules and routines need to be systematically taught.
- Teaching succeeds where punishment fails.
- We need an effective consequence for low-level misbehavior.
- An effective discipline program teaches responsible behavior.
- We can make a difference to every child.
