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Edutopia: What Works in Education
September 1, 2010
Creating Classroom Rules that Encourage Achievement
Boy writing sentence over and over again at a blackboard with teacher looking on Positive Classroom Management
Educators share proactive discipline methods for the start of the school year.

Teacher speaking with boy Disciplined for Learning
A Kentucky school district uses nonpunitive measures to encourage good behavior.

Teacher in circle with kids Creating a Culture of Achievement
A supportive and caring environment underpins a strict discipline program at YES Prep North Central in Houston, TX.

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Terry Smith
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"The concept deflates and minimizes innovation and learning at the expense of increasing scores on standardized tests. And we can all be sure that tying the scores to teacher accountability will lead more to test drilling than to an overall, well-rounded education for our students."
-- Terry Smith, Teacher Education Professor; Project-based classroom teacher
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