CLASSROOM BEHAVIORCLASSROOM BEHAVIOR

What Your What Your Actions Say Actions Say

About Who You About Who You AreAre

Community of Community of LearnersLearners Our classroom represents a communityOur classroom represents a community

– StudentsStudents– TeachersTeachers

A common goalA common goal– Learn the subjectLearn the subject

Different backgroundsDifferent backgrounds– FamilyFamily– CultureCulture– Prior achievementPrior achievement

Development LevelsDevelopment Levels

Four levels of moral development Four levels of moral development – DemocracyDemocracy– ConformityConformity– BullyingBullying– AnarchyAnarchy

Levels describe how one behaves and what Levels describe how one behaves and what motivates the behaviormotivates the behavior

How one acts shows level of moral How one acts shows level of moral developmentdevelopment

Ones history is viewed in ones actionsOnes history is viewed in ones actions Learning requires safe environmentsLearning requires safe environments

DemocracDemocracyy

Highest level of developmentHighest level of development– Demonstrates self-disciplineDemonstrates self-discipline– Displays civility and sense of communityDisplays civility and sense of community– Does good because it is essential for Does good because it is essential for

democracydemocracy

Internally motivatedInternally motivated– Acts on their ownActs on their own

ConformityConformity

Appropriate and acceptable level of behaviorAppropriate and acceptable level of behavior– Complies with requestsComplies with requests– Cooperates with othersCooperates with others– Conforms to expected standardsConforms to expected standards

Externally motivatedExternally motivated– Acts for rewardActs for reward– Acts to avoid consequencesActs to avoid consequences

BullyingBullying

Neither appropriate nor acceptable level of Neither appropriate nor acceptable level of classroom behavior:classroom behavior:

Bosses othersBosses others

Bothers othersBothers others

Breaks laws and makes own rules and standardsBreaks laws and makes own rules and standards

Obeys only when confronted with more authorityObeys only when confronted with more authority

AnarchyAnarchy

Lowest level of behaviorLowest level of behavior Absence of orderAbsence of order

Aimless and chaoticAimless and chaotic

Absence of governmentAbsence of government

Anarchy is the fundamental enemy Anarchy is the fundamental enemy of civilizationof civilization

Power and ChoicePower and Choice

You have more power than you thinkYou have more power than you think

You make choicesYou make choices

Keep your power, make the right choiceKeep your power, make the right choice