University:
Manchester University
Course:
PSYC 110 | Introduction to Psychology
Academic year:

2020
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428

Pages:

15
Author:

5CelestialChronicle

Glasser and Gordon William Glasser- Was a psychiatrist and an education consultant. y Wrote his first book on education in 1969 (Schools without Failure). y Has spoken extensively on issues related to education and discipline. Thomas Gordon- Was a clinical psychologist. y Founder of one of the largest human relations training organizations in the world (Gordon Training International). y Over two million people have taken advantage of his training programs. Glasser Student Needs y Survival- basic needs such as a safe environment or y y y y safe from personal threats Belonging- met by involving students in class matters and seeing they receive attention and recognition Power- met by giving students responsible tasks to carry out in the class and allowing them to participate in making decisions about curriculum, activities, and class procedures Fun- met by allowing students to work and talk with others, engage in interesting activities Freedom- met by allowing students to make choices concerning what they will study and how they will demonstrate their accomplishments. Glasser Choice Theory- is the way to genuinely motivate students y This acknowledges that we cannot control anyone’s behavior except our own and cannot successfully make a student do anything. y By using the five student needs this can be accomplished Glasser Quality Curriculum- consists of topics students find enjoyable and useful. y Two main flaws with curriculum today ○ Too high of an emphasis on memorization ○ Judging quality on retention Quality Teaching- can be reached through… y y y y y Warm, supportive classroom climate “Lead teaching” rather than “boss teaching” School work that is useful Encouragement for students to do the best they can Opportunity for students to evaluate work they have done and improve it Glasser Boss Teaching - These teachers… y Talk rather than demonstrate y Rarely ask for student input y Grade students work without involving the students in the evaluation y Use coercion (bribery/trickery) to try and comply with expectations Lead Teaching - These teachers… y Motivate in the form of looking at needs and interests y Use most of their time for organizing interesting activities y Provide assistance to students in need y Discuss the curriculum with the class Scenarios (Glasser) Group 1: Austin, Nicole, Charlene Group 2: Michelle, Adam Group 3: Kyler, Deana Group 4: Sam, Kelley Negatives of Glasser If the 5 basic needs are not met, the student can not learn y If a student is an outcast among his/her peers, a feeling of belonging may not happen y If a teacher allows students to have total freedom, then the teacher may not have the power to teach them. They will do what they want to do with freedom. Gordon Self-Control y The best way to create a good sense of classroom discipline is by helping the students acquire an inner sense of self control y Traditional intervention techniques of power based authority, reward and punishment, and win-lose conflict resolution DO NOT WORK! Gordon I-messages and You-messages y I messages- state how teachers personally think or feel about situations and behavior. y You-messages- are statements of blame leveled at students’ behavior. Plan for Discipline y y y y y y Influence rather than control Preventive skills Determining who owns the problem Confrontive skills Helping skills No-lose conflict resolution Gordon Influence Rather than Control y The more you try and control students, the more they use their coping mechanisms ○ Fighting ○ Taking flight ○ Submitting Preventive Skills y Preventive I-messages: influences students future actions by not putting blame on anybody y Collaborative rule setting: setting rules as a whole class y Participatory classroom management: teachers share power with students in making decisions about class matters. Gordon Confrontive Skills y Modifying the physical environment y Sending I-messages regularly y Shifting gears No-Lose Conflict Resolution y A conflict between two parties were both parties feel like they have been treated justly ○ A discussion between both parties that is trying to reach a solution rather than putting the blame on someone Gordon Helping Skills y Listening ○ Passive listening ○ Door openers ○ Active listening y Communication Roadblocks ○ ACTIVITY Activity Turn to pages 82-83 in the book With your group, read through your assigned communication roadblock ( ex: giving orders or preaching) Each group should give a two short skits over a roadblock y The first skit should be an ineffective teacher y The second skit should be what Gordon would do. Negatives of Gordon Self-Control y What about emotional disability students? ○ Some of these students may not be able to control themselves due to a emotional disability, it is not their fault if they do not learn self-control. No-Lose Conflict Resolution y Sometimes one student is to blame for a conflict. ○ A student attacking another student because of a dirty look