Jane Nelsen Ed.D. - Positive Discipline in the Classroom, Revised 3rd Edition: Developing Mutual Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in Your Classroom

Positive Discipline in the Classroom has brought back the joy of being an educator. The jargon-free concepts and strategies are easy to follow and have changed my life as a principal, as well as the lives of my teachers and students. We have all grown together to create a school climate in which everyone is treated with dignity and respect and in which students can learn the skills they need for success. Without question, Positive Discipline in the Classroom is a must for every educator.

Bill Scott, principal,
Birney Elementary, Marietta, Georgia

This book should be standard operating procedure. I highly recommend it to anyone who seeks to teach young people!

Robert W. Reasoner, president,
International Council for Self-Esteem

I have seen Positive Discipline transform the way teachers view themselves and their students. By participating in the activities included in this book, it becomes obvious how learning shifts from head to heart, where positive change can really take root.

Dina Emser, M.A., former elementary school principal,
educational consultant, personal and professional coach

I have used the Positive Discipline in the Classroom approach for three years. After using this program, I experienced so many successes that I cannot imagine what a classroom would be like without it.

Shana Miller, third-year teacher,
Olivet Community Schools, Michigan

I encourage every student I teach to use Positive Discipline in the Classroom. Its approach is the key to creating a feeling of community in the classrooma community in which students truly learn to respect and help each other by using class meetings and other communication and problem-solving skills.

Jan Reed Forsse, adjunct professor,
Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California

As a teacher educator, I have found Positive Discipline in the Classroom to be a powerful tool for helping novice teachers develop effective classroom management skills. The components of Positive Discipline provide beginning teachers (and veterans) with a framework for creating caring environments in which children share in the problem-solving and decision-making processes. I highly recommend it for teacher preparation and school district professional development programs.

Barbara H. Davis, assistant professor, College of Education, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas

As a first-year teacher, I used Positive Discipline in the Classroom as a guide for classroom management. Because this book so clearly explains each of the eight building blocks for successful meetings, I was easily able to implement classroom meetings with my students. They learned mutual respect and problem-solving skills, while I learned how to be an effective classroom manager.

Shannon Potter, fifth-grade teacher,
Sheridan Elementary, Houston, Texas

Positive Discipline has influenced my class in ways that amaze me. My main goal for class meetings has been to provide students with the skills necessary to solve conflict, both in and out of the classroom. I have witnessed my children move from Stop! to I value your friendship, and I dont want us to fight anymore. How can I help to solve this?thoughtful words for a first-grade child to say and understand. My class has developed into a community of friends who are there to lend helping hands or attentive ears to anyone in need.

Lonisa Browning, first-grade teacher,
Brookhollow Elementary, Pflugerville, Texas

Positive Discipline: The First Three Years
Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, and Roslyn Duffy

Positive Discipline for Preschoolers,
Revised 2nd Edition
Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, and Roslyn Duffy

Positive Discipline for Teenagers
Revised 2nd Edition
Jane Nelsen and Lynn Lott

Positive Discipline AZ, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition
Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott, and H. Stephen Glenn

Positive Discipline: A Teachers AZ Guide, Revised 2nd Edition
Jane Nelsen, Roslyn Duffy, Linda Escobar,
Kate Ortolano, and Debbie Owen-Sohocki

Positive Discipline for Single Parents, Revised and Updated 2nd Edition
Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, and Carol Delzer

Positive Time-Out: And Over 50 Ways to Avoid Power
Struggles in Homes and Schools
Jane Nelsen

Copyright 2000 by Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott, and H. Stephen Glenn

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Originally published by Prima Publishing, Roseville, California, in 2000.

The case studies are based on actual events, but names have been omitted or changed to protect the privacy of the people involved.

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Lyrics from the song Number One are reprinted with permission from Songs for Elementary Emotional Development by Wayne Frieden and Marie Hartwell-Walker. Copyright 1992 by Education Research Associates, P.O. Box 7678-J, Amherst, MA 01004.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Nelsen, Jane.
Positive discipline in the classroom / Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott, H. Stephen Glenn.Rev.
3rd ed.
p. cm.(The positive discipline series)
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Classroom managementUnited States. 2. School disciplineUnited States. I. Lott,
Lynn. II. Glenn, H. Stephen. III. Title. IV. Series

LB3013.N4 2000
371.53dc21
99-086308

eISBN: 978-0-307-80364-1

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To Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs
for their theories of mutual respect,
and to the hundreds of school personnel
and students who have confirmed
the value of these theories in schools.

A special thanks to those people
who have taken our ideas and used them
in more creative ways than we ever imagined.

W ED LIKE TO acknowledge our project editor, Tara Mead, for her wisdom and patience in helping us create a book that is interesting to read and easy to use. We would also like to thank Paula Gray for bringing our text alive with her delightful illustrations.

We feel honored that Positive Discipline in the Classroom has been chosen as one of the seven application models of classroom discipline in the C. M. Charless textbook Building Classroom Discipline.

We also want to thank the many teachers and university students who provide valuable feedback about how useful our ideas are in creating the classrooms they desire. Several have completed research projects on Positive Discipline in the Classroom. (These projects can be viewed at www.positivediscipline.com.)