Reflection-Educational Issue: Discipline/Classroom Management

This presentation on discipline and classroom management was useful and informative. It covered the basics of the different ways to manage and discipline within the classroom and each member of the team contributed in a helpful and individual way. The presentation started out with the history of education in regards to discipline. One thing that struck me about what was said concerned physical violence as punishment in general, and more specifically use of physical punishment through bureaucratic classroom management. Under this, physical punishment is used only in extreme circumstances, but my question is, what entails an "extreme" situation where physical violence in the only means to a solution to the problem? Can any situation really be deemed "extreme" enough to warrant physical punishment? I have a problem with this especially because this method of discipline is still used today.
I liked that the presentation included the definition and examples of "withitness" something I had most certainly heard of but never quite understood. Now I see that I do not have this yet within the classroom, but it is something to strive for. Also, this made me think of Mad-Eye Moody, (from Harry Potter, obviously) as he is able to see things all around him and he is totally with it! You can't pull a fast one on him, (well, unless you are able to somehow take on his identity) but yes, one should strive to be a teacher as with it as he is!
One of the most valuable parts of this presentation was that of the distribution of scenarios to the class for us to do as small groups and later to report out on. I thought this was a nice way to reflect on what we know about discipline and classroom management, but also a way to think further of our own philosophies and what we would do, but generating ideas by collaborating with others. Nicely done.

Oh, yes, and I appreciated Jason's use of "scuttlebutt" and "scull diggery"(sp.?)!

Chip, chip! Well done lad and lasses!