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Love and Logic® In the Classroom


Love and Logic® is a method of working with students which was developed by educational expert Jim Fay, child psychiatrist Foster W. Cline, M.D. and Charles Fay, Ph.D. Love and Logic has many tools for educators, principals and districts that promote healthy parent/teacher and teacher/student relationships and positive school wide discipline. And yes, Love and Logic works along with all other school discipline programs. It actually makes them work better!

Love and Logic is a philosophy of raising and teaching children which allows adults to be happier, empowered, and more skilled in the interactions with children. Love allows children to grow through their mistakes. Logic allows children to live with the consequences of their choices. Love and Logic is a way of working with children that puts parents and teachers back in control, teaches children to be responsible, and prepares young people to live in the real world, with its many choices and consequences.

Love and Logic helps educators, administrators, and counselors:

* Set limits in the classroom without anger
* Provide underachievers hope and willingness when the going gets
tough
*Raise the odds for kids to stay in school
*Build strong connections between home and school
*Improve attendance
*Manage disruptive students
*Make teaching and learning more fun and productive
*Immediately handle disruptive students
*Get and keep students' attention
*Build positive student-teacher relationships
*Help students own and solve their own problems
*Bully proof children, diffuse power struggles, and handle difficult
people

It works because:

*When adults take care of themselves, they hand the problem back to
the student who created it.
*When the student has to solve the problem, they have to think.
*When students have to think, they learn that decisions have
consequences.
*When students have to deal with consequences, they learn to think.
*When we allow the student to deal with the consequences, they *learn to think before they cause a problem.
*When the student learns to ask themselves, "How is my behavior
going to affect me?" they have learned self control

School Success Starts Early


Educational expert, Dr. Charles Fay, says getting kids to relate to their teachers is the best strategy for school success. He states, “In my work with kids and teachers over the years, I've witnessed the many benefits of healthy student–teacher relationships. Establishing a connection between your child and his or her teachers is key to success in school and throughout life.”


At home you can reinforce the following practical, easy–to–learn skills:


Tip 1: Smile and say "hello" to your teacher everyday.

Kids who greet their teachers with a smile and a warm "hello" every morning usually have fewer problems with their teachers throughout the day. It is important, however, for parents to help their kids understand it is necessary to not overdo it. Try practicing with your child.

Tip 2: Pay attention to your teacher. While your teacher is talking, look him or her in the eyes, smile, and nod.

Love and Logic parents know that helping their child relate to teachers will increase the child's interest in what is being taught. One parent I know had a daughter who experienced difficulty paying attention in class. After the parent suggested looking at the teacher, smiling, and nodding, she became more engaged in her learning and was better prepared to ask questions about the lessons.

Teachers enjoy working with children who are interested in learning. Students who are attentive and "encourage" their teachers during the lesson have an advantage over those who do not. In addition, these children will be more comfortable approaching a teacher with any concerns they may have.

Tip 3: Raise your hand periodically to ask a question about the lesson.

A child who asks questions shows the teacher he or she is paying attention to the lesson being taught.

Tip 4: Say "please" and "thank you."

It is important for parents to model good manners. At the Love and Logic Institute, Dr. Fay and his colleagues have found that children learn much more from our actions rather than from our words. What we say in front of our kids is more important than what we say to them. For example, when your child is nearby, you might say to your spouse, "I sure do appreciate all of your help today around the house. Thank you so much."


Don't wait! Start using these Love and Logic techniques and join the thousands of parents who are raising successful, responsible kids.


Source and more information: http://www.loveandlogic.com/what-is-for-teachers.html