PUPIL BEHAVIOR
MANAGEMENT
IS IT POSSIBLE??????
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE
Impossible just means it is harder
PICK
THEM
WISELY
AND
KNOW
WHEN
TO
13 KINDERGARTENERS
HIGH
SCHOOLERS
MAY BE SET
IN THEIR
WAYS
BUT 5 YEAR
OLDS ARE
LIKE
BY THE END OF THAT
FIRST
YEAR
They knew all of the rules
They started reminding everyone else of all of the rules
They taught their siblings and all of their neighbors the rules
Even their mailman knew all of the rules
seniors in high school even have a hard time refusing to do
what 13 -5 year olds tell them to do
WHAT ARE YOUR BATTLES?
A LOT OF THE TIME IT IS
CONSISTENCY
Some of our drivers think it's ok to let them do certain stuff
While others do not
Which can be confusing to the student
EATING AND DRINKING
Have we taught them not to?
Have we explained why?
Do they understand the
consequences?
Have we been consistent?
Have we followed thru?
I reminded them everyday for two weeks, no food, no drinks
After that I had an old coffee can with a hole in the lid
It was the honor system depository
If you were caught with food or drink after that, you got to sit
in the honor seat
AS A LAST DITCH EFFORT
I REMINDED THEM IF THEY
GOT CHOKED
WHO WOULD BE GIVING
THEM
MOUTH TO MOUTH
JUMPING SEATS,
REFUSING TO SHARE
NOT SITTING CORRECTLY
Have we taught them not to?
Have we explained why?
Do they understand the
consequences?
Have we been consistent?
Have we followed thru?
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS?
Jumping seats- assign them a
seat with someone they don't
like, maybe a 5 year old who
tells everything
Refusing to share- have we ask
them why, and listened?
Not sitting correctly- is there
something beyond saying 'turn
around and sit down'
ATTITUDE
Have we ask them to stop?
Have we set a good example?
Have we explained our
expectations?
Have we tried to work out a
solution with them?
Do they understand the
consequences?
OLD SCHOOL SOLUTIONS
I have found that one to one solutions work best in MOST cases
Sometimes when you meet the parent, you understand the problem
Talk to the student
Explain the problem
Set the example
Establish the rules/consequences
And stick to the plan
CUSSING
Have we talk to them about it?
Have we ask them to stop?
Have we explained why?
Do they understand the consequences?
Have we followed thru?
STILL A GREAT SOLUTION
These are all old school
problems
This is an old school solution
And it still works
FRONT SEAT FACTS
The student will NOT hate you for putting them here
It will NOT make the behavior any worse than it already is
They will complain
They will whine
They may even call you names
STAY STRONG!
MY STUDENTS
HAVE SAID
YEARS LATER
REMEMBER THAT
TIME I ___
AND I WAS ON
THE FRONT
SEAT
WELL KNOWN FACTS ON MY BUS
1-I won't give in
2-the longer you complain, the longer you are their
3-NO, I don't care if you choose not to ride the bus, I will save your seat
for you
4-NO, I don't care if you call my director, do you need his cell#
5-if you have been on my front seat, I will not eat any food or treats that
you bring me
6-NO, I do not dislike you
SOMETIMES WE CAN'T CHANGE THE
BEHAVIOR
BUT WE CAN CHANGE OUR
REACTION
JUST A JAR
OF
MUSTARD
ARE WE OPEN?
Do we smile?
Are we friendly?
Do we say good morning?
Do we give the student a
chance to change?
OR ARE WE CLOSED
Do we frown?
Do we hold a grudge?
Are we stuck on a behavior that
happened months ago?
Are we patient?
WHICH IS MORE
APPROACHABLE?
IF YOU WERE THE
STUDENT, WHICH
WOULD YOU TRY
TO PLEASE?
WHAT ABOUT YOUR TONE?
Calm
Aggressive
Meek
Assertive
Timid
Loud
Unsure
Angry.
Confident
Quiet.
Wishy-washy
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE WANT TO OR NOT
WE ALL FORGE A RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR RIDERS
HOW DO YOU ROLL?
We are often the first adult that
student sees in the morning
And sadly, sometimes the last
one in the afternoon
We are making a lasting
impression on these students
HOW WE INTERACT WITH
OUR
STUDENT
DOESN'T JUST MAKE
DIFFERENCE IN THEIR DAY
IT OFTEN MAKES A
DIFFERENCE
IN THEIR LIVES
WE ARE THE ADULTS
WE SET THE RULES
WE SET THE EXAMPLES
I know there are bigger problems
I watch the news
I have reported child abuse
I drove day treatment
I have several students serving time for their mistakes
I KNOW THAT NOT EVERY
SOLUTION
WORKS FOR EVERY
STUDENT
BUT....
We can make a difference in the behavior on our bus
In how we listen
In how we talk to them
In how we treat them
AS A DRIVER WE WEAR MANY HATS
Bus driver
Leader
Teacher
Friend
Example
Mentor
I worked long and hard that first year, I 'invested'
I taught 13- 5 year olds the rules(they were the only ones to
listen)
And they taught me that patience,and consistency works
And those wonderful, loud,rowdy 5 year olds, taught the rest
of bus for the next 12 years
I had 13 years to watch them grow, learn and mature into
wonderful young adults
In 2010, I watched 11 of those students walk across the stage
and get their diploma, one was valedictorian, one had moved
away, and one got her g.e.d. 2 years later.
IS PUPIL MANAGEMENT
POSSIBLE????
SOMETIMES