A study was recently released by the RAND Corporation
regarding school discipline.
The findings provided evidence that minority students, particularly
African- American students, were more likely to be suspended or expelled from
school than their white classmates. The rates were also higher for Latino
students. The survey, using thousands of students, was conducted in public high schools in California. The finding also indicted that there was a high correlation
between marijuana use and discipline issues in the classroom.
This study may not be news to many teachers and
administrators but it does point to the need for a major paradigm shift in the
way schools discipline their students.
That translates into re-examining the way discipline is
explained and taught in our colleges of education and the philosophies school
districts employ in their schools.
One other issue that came up in the research was the number
of students who skip their homework and commensurate discipline issues.
For more information go to the site www.rand.org/t/ep66654
C.2017 J. Margolis
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