Love and Logic

Any other Love and Logic teachers out there? This is a great way to encourage the children to do the thinking and the consequences do the teaching.

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Submitted by Meg Knapper on Aug. 9, 2009

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Love and Logic

This method of classroom management works! I have been utilizing and implementing these ideas with my class this year. I have seen dramatic positive changes in behavior in several of my students.The proof is more independent, self confident, self controlled students, less defiance and more time spent on instruction rather than wasted time spent on discipline.

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    May. 15, 2011
grahae1
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Love It

When I was starting at a middle school after being at the elementary level, I was worried that many of my classroom management tricks wouldn't work with 7th graders. A teacher on our team used Love and Logic so I ordered the books and CDs. So much is just logical and was stuff I had been doing with my own kids for years. Adding the love part and developing relationships makes such a difference.

A cool tip she gave me was to put one of the CDs in while working alone in my room just as a refresher and it really helped me get into the pattern in the classroom quicker.

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    Mar. 27, 2011
pmcbride59
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Love and Logic

We are incorporating this program at our middle school. I can see the positive impacts on student's when we, professional educators, get to know our studnets and use positive phrases when communicating with them. You see so much disparity in today's economy, this may be the only positive interactions the student's have in their daily lives.

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    Mar. 25, 2011
williabe
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Love and Logic

I used this at my last school. They sent us to several trainings. I am at a new school this year but have continued to use the things that I learned. It is working great. I highly encourage it for any classroom.

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    Nov. 21, 2011
mistymiller
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Love and Logic

I agree with you so much. A prinicpal recently said to me that school is the happiest time of the day for many students - their only positive interactions with adults may be in school. I am not familiar with the Love and Logic program, but after reading these posts, I am certainly intrigued to find out more. Thank you all for sharing.

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    Jun. 6, 2011
teachbard
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Feeing Good

I know how good it makes me feel when someone tells me I'm doing a good job, we need to do the same for our students.. They should ALL be able to go home each day thinking "I'm the teacher's favorite."

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    Mar. 24, 2011
LeAnn thorpe
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Love and Logic and Relationships in the Classroom

I also believe that it is very important to establish healthy relationships with your students. If they know you care about them, they will perform better and take correction better. Applying these principles can sometimes be challenging at first, but once you get the hang of it, they are well worth the creative effort that goes into this philosophy.

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    Feb. 12, 2011
Barb Savage
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This Works!

I completely agree. It is our responsibility as a teacher to create a classroom atmosphere that is conducive to learning so that all students can learn. I believe one in which we show students we truly care and expect greatness; the students will behave in a manner that is expected. There are many teachers who lash out at students for incorrect behavior. We must communicate to the students our high expectations for them and encourage them to meet these expectations.

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    Mar. 24, 2011
chelseamcdowell
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Love and Logic

It is indeed difficult to find the balance between letting your students know you care about them and maintaining classroom discipline. It is often easier to be their "friend" rather than their teacher. I should say it is easier to do this at the beginning. Once a teacher starts down the "friend" path, classroom discipline often starts fail. A complete shift in attitude b the teacher is often needed to regain classroom discipline. This process leaves the students confused as to which person the teacher actually is!

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    Mar. 24, 2011
Ed
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Love and Logic

You make a good point. Once we become "friends" with our students discipline is quite difficult to maintain. Just as parents who try to be their child's friend instead of their authority. I definitely believe that students need to feel good about themselves and know that their teacher cares about them and loves having that child in his or her class. Sometimes this is the only thing positive in that child's life on a daily basis.

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    Mar. 27, 2011
gayla emanis
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love and logic

I love 'love and logic'. It works on students, your own children, as well as adults. Love and logic allows student to grow and take charge of their education. I believe it empowers students. As a result, you see them pushing themselves and gaining confidences in their own work. What is the funniest is when the students turn the table on you and ask you 'if you want to do something now or in 5 minutes'. It makes me laugh.

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    Feb. 9, 2011
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Love and Logic

I also strongly belive that if you show your students that you care about their success, then you can encourage them to do anything. I teach High School and have seen the results at this age level, it is amazing.

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    Jan. 11, 2011
jburkett@pngisd
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Love and Logic

Jennifer, I too teach at the high school level. I find it if you give your students the correct tools ie. Responsibility, Leadership, Respect and Trust, results will go through the roof. You must be stern, but fair, when dealing with individual personalities and ethnic backgrounds. A pat on the back every once in a while will go a long way. Our motto in my JROTC program,
"Leaders Today, Legends Tomorrow".

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    Mar. 25, 2011
laly
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Classroom community and caring about your students

I couldn't agree more with the discussion about how important it is to let your students know you care about them. Parker Palmer wrote in, "The Courage To Teach" that teaching is in essence an "act of hospitality toward the young, and hospitality is always an act that benefits the host even more than the guest. The concept of hospitality arose in ancient times when this reciprocity was easier to see: in nomadic cultures, the food and shelter one gave to a stranger yesterday is the food and shelter one hopes to receive from a stranger tomorrow. By offering hospitality, one participates in the endless reweaving of a social fabric on which all can depend–thus the gift of sustenance for the guest becomes a gift of hope for the host. It is that way in teaching as well: the teacher’s hospitality to the student results in a world more hospitable to the teacher. . . . Hospitality in the classroom requires not only that we treat our students with civility and compassion but also that we invite our students and their insights into the conversation. The good host is not merely polite to the guest – the good host assumes that the guest has stories to tell."
I think Palmer, as well as all the posts here, hit the nail on the head. When our students know how much we care about them, they are way more likely to engage in learning and also to care about us. What goes around comes around.

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    Sep. 15, 2010
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Love and Logic

I sincerely believe that if you provide a little "lovin" in with your teaching, then you will get farther with your students. If they know that you truly care about them, then they will (usually) do their best because they do not want to dissapoint you. Sometimes just a smile can reach out to a student that has a less desirable homelife. Students pick up on those teachers that don't really care if they succeed or fail. They know when you are interested in what they have to say and how they feel. I always ask my students how their day has been and always tell them "Have a great rest of the day and I will see you tomorrow!" at my doorway as they leave. The replies are awesome; some just smile, some say, "Ok," and some say, "You too, Mrs. Gean. See you tomorrow!" That always makes me smile and I look forward to a new day.

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    Feb. 4, 2010
Allstars101
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Love and logic

I have long believed that if the kids know that you truly care, that they will do their best. I don't believe that it is backed up by research, though. We had a book study last year about what affected achievement and it was not a factor. Still, it is worth it even if they don't perform better on "the" test!

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    May. 20, 2010
seitzji
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Greeting

Great point! They always know who the people are who really care. If that comes from an authentic place, they respond!
I also greet them one by one in the morning! We work on giving eye contact and appropriate responses! That one moment at the start and end of each day is very important to them as well as the teacher!

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    Feb. 13, 2010
tmills
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Greeting

I completely agree that it is important to greet each child each morning and let them know that you care that they are there. When the mornings get crazy, as they do, just a good morning or a touch on the shoulder I think starts students off on a positive note, even if you are not able to here about the big event of their night right at that moment.

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    Mar. 22, 2010
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Mornings are certainly crazy

Mornings are certainly crazy in elementary classrooms. I make it a point to give each child a hug as they leave my classroom in the afternoon. I want them to go home on a positive note. I know for a fact that those hugs are the only ones that some of my kids ever receive.

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    May. 8, 2011
bpanes
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Greeting

I agree with you that a greeting is very important to some students. Just a small suggestion. Some culturally different students have been told to not look directly at an adult, but to lower their eyes as a sign of respect when addressed by an adult. I know that for an educator we want to have that direct eye contact, but be aware of some hesitation and a possible reason for the hesitation. I always encourage my team to greet their students at the door before each class period, and again to do the same at dismissal of periods. Glad to know there are other teachers out there doing the same thing.

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    Mar. 13, 2010
minerva canales
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Greeting

Some mornings are crazy & I'm not able to be at the door as they come in. It is not a surprise to my students to take a few moments and I line them up back out in the hallway & we start over with a "greeting" and "eye contact" with each student. I read in a earlier post that the Love & Logic theory was not part of the study but I know some days I may be the only person who shows any kind of love or logic in that childs world. Its worth my time and efforts for each child in my classroom.

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    Nov. 14, 2010
kimdavis
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Greeting

I love your idea to line them up and start over. From experience, our day goes much better if I am at the door and greet them as they come into the classroom. As you stated, there are those days when it is just impossible to be at the door. Those are the days when it seems that everything goes wrong from the start. I plan to try your idea the next time that I cannot be at the door as my students enter the classroom. They need to feel welcome and safe to do their best in class.

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    Mar. 27, 2011
patricia.goodwin
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Breaks my heart

Funny I often think that if I don't start my day off right with them all my day falls apart. I think getting them off on the right foot is so important. At an age when some children get themselves off to school each morning I have to wonder if anyone hugged them and told them to have a great day of learning or even how much did they get to eat both the night before they came to me and the next morning. Tough times for such small people. Sometimes we are the only ones who hug them. It also makes me realize how lucky my own children are that they live in a house where both parents care about where they are and how they are doing, hug them a million times a day and sit down together at each meal. If only we could see that each child got that kind of love and attention. I often say it is not teachers who are leaving children behind it is the family unit who is leaving them behind.

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    May. 9, 2011
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