Although the Centerville School District is a composite of sev- eral schools we've worked with, we are using authentic examples and experiences to show how you can implement respect, impulse control, compassion, and equity in your school. We organized each chapter of this book to illustrate how a typical school district can use the content of the curriculum; the structure of the school day; the sequence of the school year; and the counseling, discipline, and safety practices to provide all members of the school community with meaningful opportunities to use RICE (respect, impulse control, compassion, and equity). From the hallway to the classroom, the athletic program to the parent-teacher conference, and through each step of professional development, we illustrate how a school district can use the character and conduct approach to help students learn and stay safe. 1
1 Rita Stein, Roberta Richin, Richard Banyon, Francine Banyon, and Marc Stein, Connecting Character to Conduct: Helping Students Do the Right Things (Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2000) 6, Questia, 3 Jan. 2009
Interesting book about one fictional school (with real examples and following rules and procedures from real schools) and its way to create meaningful and safe learning environment. Good to consider with other systems or methods. What it shows is, that to maintain successful school we need set of values and rules everyone would follow and our approach need to be planned and thought through. And shared with whole community. Good resource of ideas and tips or as a start for planning new system at school. But it is not only about discipline or values. It's about communication, willingness to help and being engaged and about motivation too. And probably most importantly motivation of the teachers and parents. They need to be ready to step out of comfort zone and try something new.
Connecting Character to Conduct: Helping Students Do the Right Things
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