Lewis’s research has shown that strategies such as hinting, discussion, recognising and reward and involvement are far more effective...
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New behaviour management Professor Ramon Lewis, of La Trobe University, has specialised in classroom management for more than 25...
For Bensley, teaching means “building futures” and “shaping lives”. He feels students have to be supported at home, by...
What happened to corporal punishment? Corporal punishment was banned in all NSW schools during the mid 1990s. Some of...
Dianne Giblin, president of the Federation of Parents and Citizens’ Associations of NSW, says “misbehaviour is just a symptom...
According to one Sydney primary school principal, most parents are apologetic and keen to work in partnership if their...
Discipline now “What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They ignore...
The department’s statistics do not reflect the more common short suspension (up to and including four days), imposed for...
But the recent popularity of the novel The Slap, by Christos Tsiolkas, is indicative of just how taboo physically disciplining...
THE cane was banned in Australian schools years ago, and few would argue this was a bad thing. But...