Why Teachers Should Take Down Behavior Charts Education Essay

WHY TEACHERS SHOULD TAKE DOWN BEHAVIOR CHARTS
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CITATION Jun18 \l 1033 (Jung & Smith, 2018) call for teachers to stop using behavior charts as a method to train and control student behavior. They claim that behavior charts not only are they ineffective in changing children’s behavior for the better but they also have detrimental effects on the children. The authors make their case by detailing the reasons why behavior charts are ineffective and suggest their alternative methods that are more effective and not punitive and detrimental like the behavior chart. CITATION Jun18 \l 1033 (Jung & Smith, 2018) point out that there is no documented evidence that shaming children would make them more compliant, and if it works, it would create ‘excellent sheep.’ Excellent sheep is a term used here to refer to ‘students who play the game of school but lack true engagement and critical thinking CITATION Jun18 \l 1033 (Jung & Smith, 2018).’ Rather, they point out that empirical studies show that there are better ways of promoting prosocial behaviors rather than shaming young children and they discuss three main reasons why they thing behavior charts are not long term.
First, CITATION Jun18 \l 1033 (Jung & Smith, 2018) point out that student compliance is not a long-term goal. They point out that behavior charts only seek to make children to comply to a specific set of rules and directions because failure to which, they are punished. Defining the parameters of character by having rules on what to do or what not to do is a simple and ineffective way of teaching prosocial behavior. The authors point out that they want children to be engaged and excited about learning, persist when situations demand and create a positive social interaction environment. They point out that defining the rules can make the children compliant, but they may lack true engagement and critical thinking. Secondly, CITATION Jun18 \l 1033 (Jung & Smith, 2018)argue that behavior charts cannot teach self-regulation. They claim that the most important objective is to help a child develop holistically and be able to do self-regulation. Punishing negative behavior is only effec...