Waltzing Home From WorkDr. John DraperFASA Super Conference

July 22, 2007john@clasleaders.org

Do you want students to:• Tell the truth?• Accept responsibility?• Cooperate?• Work on making you happy?

“We must combine the toughness of the serpent and the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart.”

Martin Luther King

HIGH Support

LOW HIGHStructure Structure

LOW Support

You must never . . .• Be Neglectful, Unconcerned• Be Permissive, Inconsistent• Be Hostile, Sarcastic• Use questions or “you”

statements to discipline

You must always . . .• Be assertive• Use “I” statements• Think with your head, feel with

your heart!• Use the toughness of the

serpent and the softness of the dove!

Training the TroopsHave teachers handle 95% or

more of the problemsSolve the problem before the

parents get madGet teachers to correct their

own weaknesses

Teacher Empowerment

• Providing consequences

• Accepting responsibility

Defusing Anger

• Student sheet

• Teacher response

Perception is Reality

• Teacher feedback

• Student survey

Large Groups:Large Groups:

Use positive peer pressureHave students work to make

you happyGet an assembly quietFind out who stole the $ from

the locker roomDrastically reduce the number

of fights in your school

Positive Peer Pressure

• Clear expectations• Large group rewards• NO group punishment!

Recognition Program

• K.I.S.S.

• Make it a priority

Assemblies

• Practice

• Quiet 1, 2, 3

Who Did It?

• One clean sheet

• RTTET

Take The Fun Out of Fighting

• The messenger boy

• The promoter

One on OneGet a student to tell the truthSupervise a student without

lookingHold a parent in the palm of your

handStop the Bully!Touch a student’s heart when

you lecture

Truth Book• Put it in writing

• Consequence for the offense

• Consequence for the lie

Block sanding• Bad language/behavior

• Write it

• Sand it

Tape recorder• Stop the argument

• Keep it handy

No Contact Contract

• Terms

• Consequences

• Rewards

The One-minute lecture

• 30 seconds of feeling• 10 seconds of silence• 20 seconds of

compassion

Every Student is a Potential Every Student is a Potential Winner!Winner!

Some Are Disguised As Some Are Disguised As Losers - Losers -

Don’t Let Their Don’t Let Their Appearances Fool You!Appearances Fool You!

Waltzing Home From WorkDr. John Draper

CLASCouncil for Leaders in Alabama Schools

john@clasleaders.org

www.clasleaders.org