Canters behavior essay

The Canter’s are both teachers and authors; their most famous book is called “Assertive Discipline” which is a how to book on how to rid the classroom of unwanted behaviors. The Canter discipline theory is based on teacher needs, wants and feelings.

The Canter method is to show educators how to take charge in the classroom by taking into account student rights in conjunction with teacher rights. •The right to good behavior. In the case of Billy the Teacher should start with the basic right to have good behavior from the students (Billy).

Canter believes the educator must present balance in their teaching approach, an educator cannot over emphasize the positive or the negative, if one outweighs the other the learning environment cannot be productive (Ferguson & Houghton, 1992). This is done through the Canter discipline model called “Assertive Discipline”.

Examples of what the Canter’s communicate to teachers that are used in the classroom management today are: be straight forward with students, use firm tone of voice, make eye contact when speaking, use both verbal/non-verbal communication and continually state the teacher wants and needs.