The Gentle Art of Discipline
Prof. Roger Fusselman
Abstract
One of the greatest challenges any teacher of children faces is controlling the classroom. With so many people in the class, each with different values and expectations, it may be difficult to keep students on task, prevent bad behavior, or rein in discord. Fortunately, different approaches to discipline have been developed. These models show that the art of discipline is gentler, less strict than what people would expect.
This particular presentation organizes dozens of suggestions for the more orderly classroom within the LEAST approach to discipline (Robert R. Carkhuff, 1981), which emphasizes responding cautiously and methodically while observing how activity in the classroom progresses. These observations will include ideas from other models of discipline and from the presenter’s own experience as a teacher of elementary school students.
Bio
Roger Fusselman holds multiple credentials as an English teacher and a TESOL trainer. His experience developing teachers and their abilities include numerous presentations in KOTESOL and years of TESOL training at Seoul National University of Education. Mr. Fusselman draws from more than twelve years of experience in Korea as an English teacher in primary, secondary, and post-secondary environments. As a member of Korea Toastmasters and of Seoul City Improv, his other interests include public speaking and improvisational comedy. He currently works as an English teacher in Sookmyung Women’s University’s Lingua Express program, and he can be reached at mrfusselman@gmail.com.
