Class Vision
OLR’s Behaviour Support Program proposes establishing a class vision which allows children to take responsibility for their own behaviour support through a consultative process. The children, with the teacher as facilitator, develop a vision for their class derived from ideas and notions of what they feel their classroom would look like, feel like and sound like. (See chapter 10 John McArdle's Mindfields of Behaviour for techniques to develop a vision statement.)
McArdle (1995) suggests that “what you teach is what you get and where you teach it is where you get it”. The program will therefore include a clear and concise set of basic expectations for all students that will be explicitly taught, in a variety of settings, and reviewed annually or as needed.
The model “Mindfields of Behaviour”, promotes the belief that behaviour management is about purpose, method of behaviour to achieve purpose, and consequences of the behaviour. Students choose a variety of methods to achieve their purposes, but not all of these methods have positive or desirable consequences. Our task is to teach students that all behaviours have consequences and that inappropriate, unacceptable behaviours will result in certain set consequences. The program encourages students to choose appropriate behaviours that will result in positive consequences.
McArdle (1995) suggests that “what you teach is what you get and where you teach it is where you get it”. The program will therefore include a clear and concise set of basic expectations for all students that will be explicitly taught, in a variety of settings, and reviewed annually or as needed.
The model “Mindfields of Behaviour”, promotes the belief that behaviour management is about purpose, method of behaviour to achieve purpose, and consequences of the behaviour. Students choose a variety of methods to achieve their purposes, but not all of these methods have positive or desirable consequences. Our task is to teach students that all behaviours have consequences and that inappropriate, unacceptable behaviours will result in certain set consequences. The program encourages students to choose appropriate behaviours that will result in positive consequences.