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In a few classrooms that I have worked in, the teachers usually have some sort of behavior chart. Some have a group chart on the board or may have individual student charts at their desks. Every time a student was told to clip down, the situation is negative and public. Are there any other forms of behavior monitoring that can be more positive? Have you tried these methods, and did they seem to be working?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
There are some situations in which behavior charts can be positive; for example, when a student is able to climb from the bottom of the behavior chart up, or when they start in a neutral position and are moved up by doing random good things. Alternatively, behavior charts could be based on tables, if your students are arranged in a group setting. One thing I have seen done is a teacher having three tables and three fish on the board, and, with each time that she looked up and saw the group doing what they were supposed to, she would give the fish a bubble. After three bubbles, the students would get a special snack and start all over again. This could be modified to earn five bubbles in a day and get computer time, or earn so many bubbles in a day and get extra outside time, or earn so many bubbles in a week and get treasure chest, etc. It makes sure that students are responsible not only for themselves, but also for others.
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I really like this. Giving rewards for good behavior is sometimes better than consequences for bad behavior.
Rated On: February 22, 2015 11:12 pm
Rated By: Luvyba
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I agree that for some students this can be a positive thing, I understand how this could be embarrassing to some students though.
Rated On: February 25, 2015 3:39 pm
Rated By: Autumn Carroll
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: I do not like positive behavior plans that hold students accountable for the actions of others. I have worked in classrooms where the teachers have groups at tables like this. The teachers intentionally try to spread the difficult students around the room rather than placing them all at one table. Invariably, there will be tables with well behaved students and one or two off task students. They will consistently fail to meet behavior goals as a table. This sends the message to the well behaved students that it does not matter what they do. Perhaps this could owrk by grouping the challenging students at the same table. I have not seen this done before.
Rated On: February 27, 2015 5:38 pm
Rated By: eQyvyT
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: The group behavior chart might be a bit too much and distracting for the students.
Rated On: February 27, 2015 6:33 pm
Rated By: Natisha
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: Although parts are good, a group system could hurt some and help others because of other students' behaviors.
Rated On: March 2, 2015 3:42 am
Rated By: SeRuru
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: I don't agree with this.
Rated On: October 13, 2016 8:09 pm
Rated By: Jillian Rintrona
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: Behavior shouldn't be a group responsibility. It needs to focus on each individual child because it could cause many conflicts with the students otherwise.
Rated On: October 15, 2016 12:05 am
Rated By: RehaGa