Discipline, Behavior, Management and Misbehavior

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Discipline, Behavior, Management and Misbehavior Grand Canyon University – EDU-536 February 12, 2013 The world of education has change over the years from when I was in school to today deciding to become a teacher. Was it all discipline back twenty-five years ago or was there management involved? Were we better behaved or was our misbehavior just dealt with harsher? Twenty-five years of change and me being old fashioned, what is discipline and management or behavior and misbehavior mean to me? Discipline to me understands what may happen if the rules are or are not followed. Discipline is not just correcting misbehavior but rewarding the correct behavior. Discipline as one: punishment, two: obsolete: instruction, three: a field of study, four: training that correct, molds or perfects the mental faculties or moral character (Webster Dictionary 2012). Management is controlling your environment by leading the people place under your control. The art of managing is a skill that every teacher needs. To manage well requires understanding the people you are leading. Management as the act or art of managing: the conduction or supervising of something (as a business) (Webster Dictionary 2012). Behavior is how we act, the face we put on or take off. While on the other hand misbehavior is when you step out side of the rules that have been given if the person in charge finds out. That is why misbehavior is only relevant to the person in charge, someone could be breaking the rules but never know they have misbehaved because they were never told. We must when creating rules make sure they everyone understands them if we expect them to comply. Some people can not separate discipline from punishment but for me I see discipline lined up closer to management then punishment. As Army veteran I know what it takes to be disciplined and also how to manage a team of people.
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