Classroom discipline varies by teacher. Some forms of discipline are more serious than others and some are not as effective as they may seem. Teachers need to be aware of this when taking action in ...

In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine some of the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In a field full of buzzwords and jargon, our goal is ...

Classroom management is all about the balance between learning within the classroom and discipline. Today, various trends are currently popular. Strategies that come to mind include Wong’s Pragmatic ...

A new Iowa law gives teachers more input when handling disruptive students. Educators say the change could improve classroom ...

This article first appeared on the Anything Peaceful site. A girl in your class can't breathe. She clearly needs help. The teacher tells you to stay seated. What do you do? I would have stayed seated.

One of the more radical transformations in public education today begins with a simple greeting each morning among second-graders. “Good morning, Mahlet,” says one student to another at McMicken ...

Viral moments on social media become viral when it brings to the surface a community’s unspoken battle of values. For example, we have witnessed for a long time—not just during this ...

Strict discipline and pressure to perform? Or a child-centred, individual approach? The debate over the relative benefits of Eastern and Western styles of school education has been kicked off again by ...

Sending kindergarten children off to karate or football lessons after school isn’t just a good way to give parents some extra breathing space. Now research has found a link between children who did ...

Considering a teaching job in Japan or are having some problems in the classroom? It can be hard to keep a cool head when you have a student who just won’t behave. You may be thinking, “Positive ...