RICHARD CURWIN, ALLEN MENDLER, AND BRIAN MENDLER:
CONFER DIGNITY AND REESTABLISH HOPE
Richard Curwin: Professor, consultant, and specialist in school discipline.
Allen Mendler: School psychologist, and psycho-educational consultant.
Brian Mendler: Teacher, author, and consultant with Discipline Associates and the Teacher Learning Center.
Curwin and Mendler are most well known for their book Discipline with Dignity. Their theory involves approaching students who are behaviorally at risk of failure with dignity and a sense of hope.
They recommend that teachers make learning attractive and ensure that all students, especially the population of at-risk students, are given the opportunity to be successful learners. teachers need to redesign curriculum to promote learning and success. This will provide this population of students an opportunity to experience success with unique opportunities to provide for different learning styles: sensory, artistic, dramatic, and musical.
Allen Mendler: School psychologist, and psycho-educational consultant.
Brian Mendler: Teacher, author, and consultant with Discipline Associates and the Teacher Learning Center.
Curwin and Mendler are most well known for their book Discipline with Dignity. Their theory involves approaching students who are behaviorally at risk of failure with dignity and a sense of hope.
They recommend that teachers make learning attractive and ensure that all students, especially the population of at-risk students, are given the opportunity to be successful learners. teachers need to redesign curriculum to promote learning and success. This will provide this population of students an opportunity to experience success with unique opportunities to provide for different learning styles: sensory, artistic, dramatic, and musical.