Better Than Carrots or Sticks Quotes

“In order for students to develop self-regulation skills, they need experience making choices. Unfortunately, some schools are in the business of issuing mandates that reduce choice in an effort to curtail misbehavior.”
― Dominique Smith, Better Than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management

“Classroom rules, procedures, and expectations are transmitted to students through a cluster of behaviors known collectively as teacher sensitivity (Allen et al., 2013).”
― Dominique Smith, Better Than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management

“Consider all the behavior problems you have faced in your career. How many of them would you chalk up to students' lack of impulse control? How many were due to their inability to think through their actions before committing to them? How many occurred because an adult wasn't close by to stop the students from acting out? When students can't self-regulate, problems are likely to follow.”
― Dominique Smith, Better Than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management