Ministry of Education, Guyana

Simple classroom strategies can assist students with deficits in executive function skills like time management and active listening.

Every teacher remembers his or her first "tough kid" experience. Maybe the student ignored your directions or laughed at your attempts to utilize the classroom discipline steps. We all have at least one story to share, and for some teachers, teaching a tough kid is a daily challenge. It seems that no matter what teaching techniques you try to pull out of your educator hat, nothing changes their behavior.

Restorative discipline seeks to create an environment in which problem behavior is less likely to occur.