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Punishment is a form of reinforcement, what are the guidelines appropriate for correcting a behavior?

Punishment is a form of reinforcement, what are the guidelines appropriate for correcting a behavior?

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BONFACE
- Never implement negative consequences until it is clear that positive reinforcement is ineffective.
- Design and implement interventions that are safe for students and staff and also which respects students' dignity and rights.
- Make it clear to students what the problem behavior is and what the consequences are.
- Deliver the consequences not just threatening to deliver the consequences, i.e. avoid making threats without consequences.
- Use punishment as a teaching tool but not as punishing tool.
- consider when and how to punish. Avoid punishing in front of student's peers.
- Speak to the learner calmly to give them time and space to cool off and respond to your requests.
- Consider issuing realistic, reasonable, consistent and manageable limits.
- Know and accept age-appropriate behavior, e.g. its normal for a toddler to accidentally break a glass.
- Apply consequences as soon as possible
Mwalimu Bonface answered the question on March 30, 2020 at 15:23

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