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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Much of the problem in schools is behavioral. If you don’t have order in the classroom, it’s difficult to create a good educational environment.

A lot of the problems come from lack of discipline at home. But there are things that dcps can do to make their schools a more serious academic environment- and put kids in the right mindset that when they enter the school, there is a focus on academics and good behavior.

Put uniforms back in schools. It really does help “professionalize” the environment. Create a tiered discipline program for late elementary, middle school and high school. Could involve mandatory parent involvement, detention, timeouts, school counselor. Do more home visits. For older kids who misbehave- mandatory afterschool study hall where they get tutoring and homework help and keep them off the streets.

Take discipline seriously and create a more academically professional environment. Better teaching and education would result. [/quote]

I’ve worked in schools for over 10 years, and I promise you, uniforms have absolutely nothing to do with student behavior. Some of the schools with the worst behaviors use uniforms. Punitive consequences also don’t work, otherwise juvenile detention and jail would prove to be better scare tactics for preventing crime. The truth is that students model the behavior they see at home. If they are constantly being yelled at and beaten, they will think those are appropriate ways to communicate and handle conflict anywhere. Until parents and caregivers start raising children in a healthy way, student behaviors will not improve.[/quote]

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