Positive Discipline

POSITIVE DISCIPLINE IN
EVERYDAY TEACHING
MARISOL C. MARGATE
EPS-II, SAMAR DIVISION
Learning Objectives
• Identify common problems and reasons

encountered by the learners in school
• Respond appropriately to problems

corresponding to positive discipline
• Appreciate the importance of positive

discipline
May 16, 2024 Department of Education Region VIII 2

What’s your story?
What are some common

behavioural problems of
students you have
encountered in school?

Let’s Talk it Out…
• What have you done to

solve the problem?
• How did you feel with the

kind of response/s that
you have made?

What do you know about…
POSITIVE DISCIPLINE

Positive Discipline
• Is an approach to teaching that

helps children to become
responsible, respectful, and
resourceful members of their
communities.

Positive Discipline
• It respects children’s right to

healthy development, protection
from violence, and active
participation in their learning.

PDET Building Blocks
Problem Solving
Recognizing individual differences
Understanding child development
Providing Providing
Warmth Structure
Setting long-term goals
Child rights Pedagogical

principles Principle

Foundations of Positive
Discipline

CHILD RIGHTS PRINCIPLE
1. The right to education.

2. The right to have decisions made in one’s best
interests.
3. The right to non-discrimination- based on the
child’s (or parent/guardian’s): race, color, sex,
language, religion, political or other opinions,
national, ethnic or social origin, property,
disability, birth or other status
4. The right to protection from all forms of
violence.
CHILD RIGHTS PRINCIPLE
5. The right to school discipline that respects
one’s human dignity.
6. The right to respect for one’s individuality and
quality inclusive education.
7. The right to education that fosters respect for
other people.
8. The right to play.
9. The right to express one’s views.

Pedagogical Approach
1. The positive discipline approach is holistic.

• individual development
• Learning behavior and academic achievement
• family relationships
• community
• health

2. The positive discipline approach is
strengths-based.
Mistakes are not seen
as failures,
but as opportunities to learn

constructive.
The teacher is a coach who supports
students in their learning. His/ her role is building
students’ self-esteem and confidence, nurturing
their independence, and fostering their sense of
self-efficacy.

inclusive.
It is respectful of children’s individual
differences and equal rights. Assessment and
diagnosis are used to identify particular
learning challenges, and make adaptations in
the classroom environment to maximize every
child’s success.

proactive.
Teachers are much more effective

when they plan to help children succeed
over the long term than when they react to
short-term difficulties.

participatory.
Students are motivated to learn when

they feel engaged in the learning process.
Positive discipline involves student
participation in decision-making and respect
for students’ viewpoints.
Setting Long-Term Goals
Problem Solving
Providing Providing
Warmth Structure


Activity 2: “The Reunion”
Now think about your current students and imagine

this....
They are all grown up. They are 30 years old

now. Tomorrow, your school is hosting a reunion.
Many of your former students plan to attend.

Let’s See…
• What will you feel when you see them at
that age?
• What kind of people do you hope they

will be? What do you hope they will have
accomplished by then?
• How do you hope they will feel about

you?
What is Long-Term Goal?
• Lasting impact that we hope to have in our

students
• Equip them with the skills they will need for a

successful and happy life.
• Ultimate aim of education is to prepare

students for success in their adult lives.

How well do your short term reactions become an
opportunity toward achieving long-term goals or
positive discipline?
Short-term Reactions Long-Term Goals

criticizing ______________________
slapping ______________________
name-calling ______________________
threatening ______________________
embarrassing ______________________

How well do your short term reactions become an
opportunity toward achieving long-term goals or
positive discipline?
Short-term Reactions Long-Term Goals

criticizing building self-esteem
slapping teaching non-violence
name-calling building resilience
threatening creating a positive
embarrassing attitude toward learning
inspiring happy moments
of school and of you

How will your short term reactions
lead you toward your long-term goals?
• Every short-term challenge is an opportunity

to work toward your long-term goals.
• When you feel yourself becoming frustrated,

this is a signal that you have an opportunity
to teach your students something important

Problem Solving
Providing Providing
Warmth Structure


What is warmth?

Creating an environment where
students feel physically and
emotionally safe
Providing warmth
respect for the student’s developmental

level
Providing warmth
sensitivity to the child’s emotional and

social needs
Providing warmth
empathy with the child’s feelings

 Emotional security
Expressions of caring and affection

What happens inside a warm
classroom atmosphere?
Students will….
 feel supported,
relaxed and
motivated to learn
be focused /pay attention to the lesson
feel safe to make mistakes
be comfortable to
say when they are
confused
be more cooperative

and have fewer behavioral problems
What is structure?
It is the information that students need
in order to succeed academically and
behaviorally.
It gives students the tool they need to

solve problems when you are not
present
Providing Structure
 clear guidelines for behavior and for

academic tasks
Providing Structure
 clearly and consistently stated

reasonable expectation
Providing Structure
 clearly explained reasons for rules

Providing Structure
 opportunities to fix mistakes

Providing Structure
 encouragement of independent
thinking
Providing Structure
 negotiation
Ways that teachers provide structure
for their students are:
 Involving students in setting rules for

the classroom
 Helping students find ways to fix their
mistakes in a way that helps them to
learn
 Explaining the reasons for rules
 Teaching them about the effects of
their actions on other people
 Giving them the information they

need to make good decisions
 Talking with them and learning about
the challenges in their lives
 Acting as a positive role model and a

guide
Positive discipline combines warmth and
structure teach students to:
 solve problems
 think for themselves
 get along with others
 resolve conflict without violence
 do the right thing when no adults are
present
Problem solving and

responding with positive
discipline
Recognising individual differences

Providing Providing
warmth structure

How to…
Solve problems
responding to
positive discipline

Five Steps in Solving Problems
with Positive Discipline

with Positive Discipline
1. List as many reasons as you

can for why a child would
behave this way
Consider the child’s stage of
development and individuality and then
think about which of those reasons might
explain this childs̀ behavior in this
situation.
2. Remember your long-term

goals
What kind of long-term impacts do you
hope to have on your students? Think
about the characteristics that you hope
your students will develop.

3. Focus on Warmth
Think about how you can ensure that the
student feels safe and respected as you solve
this problem. What are some
ways that you could show this
child warmth-that is affection,
security, respect and empathy?

4. Focus on structure
Think of what the student needs to
understand about the situation and how
you will engage him or her in finding
solutions to the problem. What are some
ways that you could provide guidance and
information?
5. Respond with Positive

Discipline

Sample Scenario
Situation: FIGHTING
You have a group activity for your Grade 2
pupils. Your pupils alerted you to the fact that
two of their boy classmates in one group were
fighting. You found out that the fight started
with the pupils teasing each other. They made
each angry and then started punching each
other.

Respond to the
situation following the
steps

Step 1: Possible Reasons
• Both students has experiences of violence

at home resulting to displacement of
anger from home to peers
• Physiological discomfort
• Physical appearance being bullied
• Name calling
• Heated argument among the group
• Insensitive to ones feelings

Step 2: Long-term Goals
• Safe school /classroom environment

• Respect of individual differences
• Building self-esteem
• Building resilience

Step 3: How to Show Warmth
• Getting to know your pupils as people and

where they are from
• Listening to them
• Looking at things from their point of view
• Showing them that they are respected
even if they make mistakes
Step 4: Provide Structure
• Involving students in setting rules for the

classroom
• Explaining the reasons for rules
• Helping students find ways to fix their
mistakes in a way that helps them to learn
• Being consistent but also fair and flexible
• Teaching them about the effects of their
actions on other people

Step 5: Respond with Positive Discipline
Pacify the situation accordingly and

recognize the possible reasons for such
behaviour through listening to both pupils.
Further validation from other classmates will be
made. After knowing the situation; call the
attention of the two pupils for private
conversation to avoid humiliation.

Step 5: Respond with Positive Discipline
Explain to them the negative effects of

their actions then, emphasize respect to
individual differences and good manners. In
addition, remind each pupil the true essence of
classroom policies; it is not just on cultivation
of the mind but of values as well, henceforth
reconciliation of both party is advised.

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POSITIVE DISCIPLINE IN

• Identify common problems and reasons

• Respond appropriately to problems

• Appreciate the importance of positive

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What are some common

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• What have you done to

• How did you feel with the

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• Is an approach to teaching that

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• It respects children’s right to

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Recognizing individual differences

Understanding child development

Setting long-term goals

Child rights Pedagogical

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1. The right to education.

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1. The positive discipline approach is holistic.

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Teachers are much more effective

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Students are motivated to learn when

Recognizing individual differences

Understanding child development

Setting long-term goals

Child rights Pedagogical

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Now think about your current students and imagine

They are all grown up. They are 30 years old

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• What kind of people do you hope they

• How do you hope they will feel about

• Lasting impact that we hope to have in our

• Equip them with the skills they will need for a

• Ultimate aim of education is to prepare

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Short-term Reactions Long-Term Goals

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Short-term Reactions Long-Term Goals

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• Every short-term challenge is an opportunity

• When you feel yourself becoming frustrated,

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Recognizing individual differences

Understanding child development

Setting long-term goals

Child rights Pedagogical

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