A Comparison of Discipline Models
A Comparison of Discipline Models
Rhondalyn Cornett
Grand Canyon University TCH-536
Theory
Strengths
Weaknesses
Advantages
Disadvantages
Agree/Disagree
Reason
Pragmatic
Classroom
This model is
responsibilities of
teachers and
students and 2)
teaching the
procedures
students are
I believe that
students need
strategies on
procedures
rules or
structure in their
how to
allow students
consequences.
Students may not
about their
have buy-in to
great place to
environment
the process
and what is
because they
has specific
expected from
routines and
them.
Wongs model
rules.
procedures. It is
making changes.
to feel secure
misbehavior.
Wongs model
gives you
1) clarifying the
routines and
with little
key to desirable
run smoothly
Teaching
offers
classes that
Wongs discipline
establish
classroom behavior
Wongs model
classroom is a
just a no non-
step by step
reduces
directions of
behavior
successful
the beginning
problems and
classroom
of the year
keeps the
management.
focus on
to follow.
learning and
educating.
expected to follow
in class.
Kagan, Kyle,
and Scotts
Win-Win
Discipline
The Win-Win
Parents and
This is a very
Although, I do
Discipline
students may
positive
model places
approach to
to develop and
this model.
rules are
parents,
more control or
teaching
there may be a
developed, I
teachers, and
power of the
students how
think the
students on
classroom than
to become
covered.
students are
Win-Win Discipline
to enhance
is discipline is
the school
are consequences
best established
experience.
Students and
it seems that
teaches
students are
students
structures-sets of
teachers
given a lot of
learned
organized steps-to
cooperate in
warnings before
responsibility.
prevent and
proposing
consequences are
redirect
workable
administered.
misbehavior.
solutions to
by using
the teacher.
Although there
responsible
citizens.
This model
power in the
classroom.
discipline
Morrishs Real
Discipline
that discipline is
best established
through purposeful
teacher guidance,
understand exactly
how they are
expected to
behave.
The rules in
Students may
I agree that
teachers should
Real Discipline
become defiant
teaches what
driven.
The model is
indicate how
students are to
and what is
based more on
un-
reaction of
behave.
Teachers make
forced to comply.
Parents may
think that
acceptable
students
teacher is too
are expected to
before they
behavior than
strict.
behave.
latitude to
Real Discipline is
totally teacher
are given
in which the
model
is acceptable
Morrishs theory is
problems.
Morrishs
make choices.
Morrishs
model has 3
particular
goals:
training for
being proactive.
Students may not
have a buy-in to
this model.
the rules.
understand