I believe in creating and maintaining a classroom learning community in which…

• A teacher should foster independence and personal responsibility by using authentic praise.

• Students should be involved in determining rules, policies, procedures, and consequences. A teacher needs to build on strengths.

• The classroom should be run like a community in which the classroom policies coincide with school policies.

• Management addresses actions not personal characteristics where students always have a chance for redemption.

• Teachers have to plan accordingly for pacing, handling materials, and grouping students.

• Established policies and procedures must be consistent.

• Management strategies are varied, logical, and consequence based.

• The physical and emotional safety of students is always preserved.

•  Student reflection needs to be the focus.

• Parents and guardians should be involved when appropriate.