Whats the connection to behavior and classroom management?
We can adapt the three main requirements of Cesar’s regime to use with students in the classroom. So, • Exercise becomes Engagement • Discipline applies equally well in both contexts • Affection becomes Approval [ it’s perhaps a more approriate word than Affection Students need to be engaged [exercised] fully every day, in every lesson. In the same way as a dog needs to be active, learners need to have purpose in their learning. Teachers have a responsibility to give learners meaningful activities to do, not just amuse or indulge them. Teachers need to fulfil this basic need that learners have – to get involved in what they learn, and teachers need to become ‘pack leaders’ and not only show students what to do but empower them to get the most out of their learning, like dogs need to get the most out of their exercise. The discipline aspect of good behavior and classroom management has direct parallels with the Dog Whisperer’s approach. Set clear, fixed boundaries and limits, have a con
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