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Positive and Negative reinforcement or punishment?

In my experiences working in the school district as a paraprofessional I have seen more negative punishment and positive punishments for decreasing undesired behavior in the classroom. For example, for a negative punishment I have seen teachers take students favorite items away until the misbehavior fades. Most of the time this results in the student's misbehavior escalating and/or increasing instead of decreasing. And for a positive punishment I have seen teachers give students a verbal reprimand as soon as the behavior occurs and in front of the whole class. Most of the time this embarrasses the student and results in them saying things like, "I don't like you". I have not seen a lot of negative or positive reinforcement to increase students desired behaviors in the classrooms. A positive reinforcement adds a stimulus to increase the desired behavior while a negative reinforcement removes a stimulus to increase the desired behavior. Positive reinforcement can involve giving a student a sticker after finishing their work. I have seen students who take one sticker and then cry because they cannot receive more. And a Negative reinforcement can include letting a student have breaks to complete an assignment. Sometimes I have seen students abuse their break privileges and stay in the break area longer than necessary. Which method do you think is most effective for establishing effective classroom management positive/negative reinforcement or punishment?



Posted on: 10/08/23 | Views: 93
Solution #1
Positive discipline may be a more effective way. It gives the students clearly defined rules and consequences. If the rule is broken then they have to deal with the consequence. The teacher can take the student aside to avoid the embarrassment in front of the class. It allows students to learn and adapt their behaviors to meet expectations in the classroom.

I agree, having the student just step out to the side with the teacher can avoid the embarrassment they could feel and not make them lash out more.

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Solution #2
Teachers may use a sort of "point system" in their class that can be considered a negative reinforcement. The red, yellow green card system, or having student names on pins that move down from 5 throughout the day. This allows the teacher to "take away" something that has no real personal significance to the student. Students can also earn positive reinforcements if they stay at "green" or 5 all day. Negative reinforcement can be effective if done correctly.
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Solution #3
In my experience, sources like ClassDojo are great the keep students productive and wanting to behave well. This website rewards students points based on their behavior in real time, and keeps them excited and interactive.
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Solution #4
I think that positive discipline is the way to go here.
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