John Dougherty's Classroom Management And The Middle School Philosophy

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One instructional practice will enhance the classroom is giving the students participation with the classroom. John Dougherty talks about how letting the students participate in establishing the classroom rules in his article Classroom Management and the Middle School Philosophy. He further elaborates to say that it contributes to increased compliance, lower numbers of violations, and greater academic success. This could be as simple as asking the students how they believe they learn best like Brodhagen discussed in This We Believe… and now we must act. It is discussed that since these adolescent learners have participated in a numerous amount of education already that they will be able to give a teacher an understanding of how they successfully