Rudolf Dreikurs' Classroom Model: Another Rogerian View

Rudolf Dreikurs: 

Social Discipline

  Rudolf Dreikurs was a professor who inspired teachers to a new democratic way of teaching in

the classrooms.  

      The  Community Child Guidance Center of Chicago was founded by Rudolf Dreikurs, who also served as its medical director. He worked as a consultant in public schools for most of his life, explaining how his theories could be applied to classroom management and discipline. Alfred Adler, a social psychologist, influenced Dreikurs' writings. All humans, according to Adler, are driven by a desire to belong and be accepted by others. Humans are, first and foremost, social creatures. As a result, all behavior, including misbehavior, is considered. 

  

               

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Dreikurs was not a believer in retaliation, reinforcement, or praise. Instead, he believed that natural/logical consequences and encouragement are the most effective ways to avoid discipline issues.  Encouragement is more important than any other aspect of child-rearing, according to Dreikurs, because a misbehaving child is a discouraged child. Encouragement is a great way to help kids achieve their goals. Children seek approval in various forms, and encouragement is one of them. Encouragement focuses on effort rather than results, so it provides positive feedback to children who are trying their hardest but failing. Encouragement encourages them to keep trying. Encouragement is not the same as praise. It concentrates on the level of accomplishment.