Based on information in the attached article, Principal Earnie Graham uses a purely traditional managerial approach in running Brittan Elementary School in Sutter, California. He clearly defines his authority when he says that it is within his power to set rules that promote a positive school environment. In his opinion, identification badges will improve things in school, therefore the students will wear badges. This is an example of hierarchy. Managerial Model - The traditional managerial approach views the implementation of i.d. tags as an efficient way to monitor kids. Attendance-taking is streamlined thereby eliminating a level of record keeping. The Principal also notes that the potential exists for school vandalism to be …show more content…
One of the parents, Mr. Cantrell, expressed his concern about teaching children trust and respect. The NPM model promotes a culture of trust because it strives to bring about people-led change. The text states the essential ingredient of self-government is trusting the people involved '. Not knowing the history of Principal Graham it 's difficult to speculate whether he is trusted in the community. Assuming he is trusted, it would be far easier for him to get parents support and accept the new program. Assuming that he isn 't, utilizing the NPM model could have strengthened his relationship with his "customers" the parents. Political Approach In the last portion of the article, reference is made to the financial relationship between the school and the company that developed the radio frequency ID technology. It states that the school has received several thousand dollars for agreeing to the experiment and that the school will receive royalties from each future sale if the system is successful. This statement causes great concern about the principal 's motivation for implementing the use of badges. Under the political model as with the traditional managerial approach, all conflicts of interest should be eliminated. The principal failed to avoid this conflict of interest and in fact, may have even
The Assertive Discipline Model is a model that comes under the Management Theories. The two main theorises behind this model if discipline are Lee and Marlene Carter, the husband and wife duo have put thousands of hours research into helping perfect this model (Allen, 1996). They see the Assertive Discipline Model as being an approach that is direct and positive; it allows the teachers to teach and the students to be in an environment where they are able to lean to their best ability (Allen, 1996). The Carter’s model of Assertive Discipline relies on the teacher to punish unacceptable behaviour in a way in which will deter the child from repeating this behaviour again (Allen, 1996). A key point that Carter and Carter make in their model of Assertive Discipline is that the behaviour that is expected in the classroom is well known, there are warnings given to the students about their behaviour reminding them what is expected of them and then it is expected that the teacher following through with the consequence that adheres with the incorrect behaviour (Konza, Grainger & Bradshaw, 2001). Teachers using the Assertive Model will under no circumstances tolerate students that disrupt them the teacher, or other students from learning (Konza, Grainger & Bradshaw, 2001). The consequences for students that have misbehaved must be clear and concise so that the students themselves have a clear understanding of what the punishment is and what the behaviour is that
Nix, S. J. (2008). Out of the Hallway, into the Classroom. Principal Leadership, 8(7), 28-31
I plan to establish discipline by warning those students who misbehave at first giving them two chances to act appropriately. If a student still misbehaves, I will cut their privilege to go outside down by five or ten minutes according to the severity of their inappropriate behavior. If a child still misbehaves, I will take the issue to
The answer to this question can best be answered by socialization. Before answering the question, it is important to note the background of the high school. The research was taken at Matthews Middle School which is located in a large city that is never disclosed. It is made up of many different ethnicities but most importantly, it is located in a very poor and working-class area. The research even states that sixty percent of the students receive discounted or free lunch, which is evident of the economic conditions not only of the school but of the town. In short, poverty is existent. This is how socialization can best explain why this uniform code is created. Socialization is defined as the process through which people learn the beliefs and expectations of a group and how to play their roles properly. The group that is being socialized are the students. They are taught through many different methods that are common in socialization such as explicit instruction and rituals. Explicit instruction is the outright communication of one person to another on how to do a certain action. Ritual is best defined as recurring actions performed in a specific setting. They were taught through explicit instruction such as being told to tuck their shirt and by ritual as the boys are required to wear suits and ties for their presentations. Coming from a background of poverty, these students are being taught to be a
Classifying the authority - Once the departments are made, the manager likes to classify the powers and its extent to the managers. This activity of giving a rank in order to the managerial positions is called hierarchy. The top management is into formulation of policies, the middle level management into departmental supervision and lower level management into supervision of foremen. The clarification of authority helps in bringing efficiency in the running of a concern. This helps in achieving efficiency in the running of a concern. This helps in avoiding wastage of time, money, effort, in
Students all have their own personalities, which affects their actions within the classroom. Many times, a students’ behavior is caused by outside factors causing them to act out with disruptive behaviors and disciplinary issues. During these times, a teacher must have a behavior management approach to deter similar behaviors in the future. Many first time teachers are unable to handle dealing with the behaviors and leave their jobs making it all the more important to come up with an effective behavior management approach to curtail those worrisome behaviors before it gets to that point (Sugai, 2009). In an effort to thoroughly discuss an efficient behavior management approach, a common disciplinary problem within classroom and the foundation of the issue will be considered. A combination of approaches may be to needed to stop behavioral issues, such as providing motivation and establishing rules and procedures in a clear way will deter behavioral issues. Finally, an in-depth look at the steps needed in order to implement the approach into the classroom.
The principal has arranged for a keypad to be installed at the front door. This means any non-staff member wanting to enter the school must first ring the bell and wait for the receptionist to verify their identity before they are admitted. The positive impact of this is that the children are safe from access by unauthorised people and it protects their right to safety and security.
What do you think about the "pot-stirring" approach that the new principal decided on? What are its advantages? What are its disadvantages?
| The administrator is seen as the “first citizen” by the school community. The administrator must adhere to the
In this study I intend to identify common administrative flaws within high schools, and identify a strategy of grade altering corruption prevention.
In Kohn’s book, Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community, the first chapter focuses on the different classroom management theories regarding students in the classroom. The chapter discusses how many of these theories are incorrect, and how educators need to look at them under a fine tooth come before implementing them in their own classrooms. Kohn finishes the chapter by discussing what teachers should think about regarding their students when implementing classroom management procedures.
There were many staff members that were willing to look up the amendments and what this case could have been protected by. Four out of five staff members agreed that the kids, John, Christopher, and Mary Beth shouldn’t have been suspended. Their analogy was that residents who were gay aren’t getting kicked out of this program. It’s how they respect other people’s opinions and how their behaviors are
The topic of this paper is privacy. It will talk about the ethical and legal reasons for maintain privacy. The audience for this paper is high school level teachers in a school with one-to-one devices for every student.
For this policy paper I have chosen Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. RFID is able to provide a lot of advantages in the supply chain management, health care system, government operations. RIFD uses electronic magnetic fields for automatically identifying and tracking the tags attached with the objects. The tags contain electronic information. The RFID devices consist of an antenna which emits a radio signals for activating a tag and read and write the electronic data to those. The technology is able to provide a lot of advantages to the users but there are several ethical considerations associated with the use of this technology. Mostly the ethical issues are associated
Student behavior and discipline in the classroom have been impacted by legislation and litigation as was discussed in an article written by Mitchell Yell and Michael Rozalski, The Impact of Legislation and Litigation on Disciple and Student Behavior in the Classroom. The authors believe that all students should receive their education in safe, orderly, and well-disciplined schools but maintaining these environments has become a major challenge for educators (Yell, M & Rozalski, M, 2008). Most states have laws that govern discipline in schools which also protect the rights of students in public education (Yell, et.al, 2008). These state laws control the actions of school officials when they carry out certain discipline-related functions, such as gathering evidence (e.g., searching students, their lockers, or their personal property), seizing contraband from students’ backpacks, or conducting any administrative actions that restrict a student’s property interest to attend school (e.g., suspension, expulsion) (Yell, et.al, 2008). A student’s entitlement under state law to a public education is