Applying Classroom Rules and Procedures
Implementing classroom rules and procedures comprehensively into a classroom is best effected through a combination of positive and negative reinforcement Stage and Quiroz (1997). When students don't follow these rules consistently, it leads to behavior that detracts and distracts from learning, such as an increased number of interruptions, lack of attention during critical points of instruction, or unnecessary conflict among students. For the best effective procedures and enforcement, the focus should always be on preventative maintenance(positive reinforcement), for, as the truism goes, a stitch in time saves nine. Unfortunately, today's society often focuses on negative reinforcement, and as a result positive reinforcement is under or improperly utilized. Therefor, I will try to spend much of this post focusing on positive reinforcement, as we instinctively tend to have a better understanding of and experience with negative reinforcement, even if it is often improperly im...