Hutton's computer class it was very colorful and organized. He told me that at the beginning of the school year he had the students line up and them assigned them computers by numbers. He each computer had a number, then each student was given a number. His rules were posted on the closest door on a bright colorful poster. They were to the point and not drawn out. I think that they applied to all grades and at all times. Students were not allowed to call out in class; they had to stay in their seats unless they asked first. And they were not allowed to touch anyone else's computer. They had to follow Mr. Hutton's directions and raise their hands when they had a question. I thought that all of his rules made sense and wouldn't confuse the children. I used his chart for the bases of my discipline plan.
By reading Cantar's Book of Discipline I have also learned that the "Rules of the Classroom" should be direct and to the point. You should not mix academic rules with behavioral rules; this would confuse the children on their conditions. Sometimes academic problems are out of their hands. On the first day of class I would ask the children what kind of rules they think would help them learn, hopefully by having them participate in making this list they would understand them better. .
Young children often need inicative in order to follow rules or to do a task. That is why a rewards system is so important. It gives them a reason to behave and follow directions. I think that I would have a chart with all of the student's names on it in different colors. I would make it a bright and pretty poster and hang it on the wall so they could always see it. Then each day I would give out checks ( ) to individual students, if the student got five checks ( ) a day then they would get a star on the Rewards Chart. After getting ten stars they would be excused from doing their homework for that night.