Classroom Management Marvin Marshall’s Theory

In Class Behavior My classroom management will revolve around Marvin Marshall’s theory: Hierarchy of Social Development. The Hierarchy theory is based around four levels of student behavior. Level A- Anarchy (Unacceptable) – Student shows no sense of order or purpose within the classroom and nothing worthwhile is being accomplished. Level B- Bossing/Bullying/Bothering (Unacceptable) – Student is participating in behavior that is doing harm to another classmate through one of the above actions. This behavior tells me that the student is unable to control themselves and needs someone to be their boss because they are irresponsible. Level C- Cooperation/Conformity (Acceptable) – Student is cooperating and abiding by class rules and procedures but out of an external factor such as fear of getting in trouble, my demands or peer pressure. Level D- Democracy and taking the initiative to do the right thing (Desired Behavior) – This is the behavior that I see to see out of each and every one of you. The student does what is correct and proper without prompting and not because they fear consequences but because they seek to do what is best for the class as a whole. Consequences for rule violations: 1. Student will receive a warning 2. Student will be given a guided choice activity *see back page for example* 3. Student will be given a Self-Diagnostic Referral *see back for example* 4. Student will be given an office referral Guided Choice Writing Activity: Directions: Respond to the following questions with at least a sentence. No one word answers will be accepted. 1) What did I do? 2) What can I do to prevent this from happening again? 3) What will I do to prevent this behavior from happening again? Self- Diagnostic Referral: Directions: Respond to the following prompts on a separate piece of paper with a minimum of 3 sentences. 1) Describe the problem that led to this behavior. 2) Identify the level of your behavior from the Hierarchy. ( Can be one word) 3) Explain why this level of behavior is not acceptable 4) On what level should a person act in order to be socially responsible. 5) If you had acted on this level, would your misbehavior have occurred? 6) Come up with 3 solutions that would help you act more responsibly.