Teaching with love and logic gives simple strategies to manage behaviors in the classroom. Some parenting books, after reading it, makes you feel inadequate. Taking control of the classroom, jim fay and david funk offer educators alternative ways to communicate with their students. The relations of logic to mathematics, to computer technology, and to the empirical sciences are here considered. Love and logic book summary and notes by lily talley there are so many parenting books out there and the love and logic book is one of the good ones. Parenting teens with love and logic best parenting books, parenting plan, parenting classes. Teaching with love and logic and inner discipline prezi. The love and logic model is based on the idea that teaching kids responsible behavior requires a mixture of the two core ideas.
How to discipline kids without losing their love and respect. The love and logic book however is filled with encouragement for parents. John gottman the 7 principles for making marriage work. Love and logic centers around four main principles. I started using the techniques to the kids at my preschool and the results are remarkable. Discipline approach love and logic what is love and logic. Jim fay is cofounder of the love and logic and coauthor of the book, teaching with love and logic. The effect of the love and logic program on student motivation. Children learn the best lessons when theyre given a task and allowed to make their own choices and fail when the cost of failure is still small. The book is divided into 15 chapters distributed within. According to jim fay, love and logic is an approach to working with students that. Lee and marlene canters assertive discipline and jim fay and david funks love and logic. Teaching with love and logic, taking control of the classroom by jim fay and david funk. Practicing love and logic can mean happier schools.
Teaching with love and logic chapter 9 filed under. Love and logic encourages the philosophy of teaching students independence, happiness, and social interactions that promotes the success for students. My mentor brought it to my attention that i was babyn not teaching. Parenting with love and logic summary flashcards quizlet. Love and logic focuses on teaching kids the skills to. The principles in parenting with love and logic are practical, proven techniques that keep parents on track to raising responsible, loving, confident children. Students learn they are capable of solving their own problems. Each approach will be discussed in terms of origin, how they are implemented, examples of use in the classroom, and how they are both similar and different. Teaching with love and logic 2nd edition love and logic. By teaching our students and our own children that their actions have consequences, fay asserts that we can better prepare them to make their choices about those actions intelligently.
One by one, start experimenting with additional love and logic techniques. This publication describes the love and logic approach to working with students. Philosophy of logic philosophy of logic logic and other disciplines. Taking control of the classroom by jim fay and david funk. This model is incredibly effective and easily implemented. Teaching with love and logic by jim fay and david funk.
Discipline is maintained with compassion and understanding. Philosophy of logic logic and other disciplines britannica. Discover why the love and logic approach works in the school environment, and understand the psychological reasons for its effectiveness. Teaching with love and logic 2nd edition love and logic love. We provide practical tools and techniques that help adults achieve respectful, healthy relationships with their children. An introduction to love and logic by jim fay and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Taking control of the classroom has been very much worth the time i invested in the reading. You can do anything you need to do as long as it doesnt cause a problem for yourself or others. See more ideas about love and logic, classroom and teaching. This book answers every question teachers have about dealing with difficult students and they all work.
Childrens failures must be coupled with love and empathy from their parents and teachers. With some easytolearn tips from love and logic, parents can get their young children to brush their teeth, pick up their toys, use the potty, or just about anything else. It even has a section about dealing with difficult parents. While still very young, some kids realize they dont have much control over anything. What the axioms of a set theory that could accomplish this might be. Their view was that instead of punishing kids, which backfires, parents should use logical consequences. She told me to set the bar high, always guide them to be responsible for their. You can read about how it changed my teaching, along with other great resources, here. Of all the books ive read so far on classroom management, i believe the love and. Taking control of the classroom by jim fay at indigo. Discover why love and logic works in the school environment and understand the psychological reasons for its effectiveness.
It did not give any quick fixes but techniques that you can use over time. Teaching with love and logic georgia southern university. Teaching with love and logic is the online course for you. The approach is designed to teach students to think for themselves. Foster cline of the love and logic institute in golden, colorado, adopts the premise that children are more likely to become respectful, responsible and a joy to be around when parents hold them accountable for their mistakes in loving, but firm ways 1 2 3.
Teaching with love and logic provides practical classroom interventions, behavior management skills and easy teaching strategies for defiant kids. Teachers can spend more time teaching and less time disciplining. Love and logic, designed through research love and logic website, n. It is usually said that all of mathematics can, in principle, be formulated in a sufficiently theoremrich system of axiomatic set theory. Make relationships the most important part of your job 2. The school where i teach uses the love and logic model of discipline. An authentic, loving connection between parents and their children is the root of a healthy, thriving relationship built on trust and understanding. Educators who use the love and logic approach to discipline have.
How to create a love and logic classroom love and logic. It is a new way of managing classes in america and if you follow everything this book has to offer it is worth it in the long run to having a happy class. Call the love and logic institute at 8003384065, and ask for a copy of the creating your schools core beliefs worksheet. This book really helps with our efforts to have the right attitude and posture, and to select disciplinary. Love and logic was in the first wave of the antipunishment books, more than twenty years ago. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Choose the course handout that correlates to the edition of the book you purchased. Reengineering internal control enterprise governance, control, audit, security, risk management and business. Not only does the book provide great advice, but the associated website offers tons of information and free resources for every grade level, students with special needs, and more. Jim fay and david funks truly positive approach and timetested ideas and strategies will empower teachers to effectively manage classroom dynamics while bringing the joy back to teaching.
The ideas discussed in this book are asking questions, giving choices, and showing students respect so that they take responsibility of their behavior and learn natural consequences. Taking control of the classroom love and logic magic. The behavior issues in my classroom have decreased tremendously. Teaching with love and logic and inner discipline pros cons love and logic can be seen as manipulative can be interpreted to oversimplify realworld scenarios there is a risk of teachers showing too much empathy coddling a child inner. Bestseller books online love and logic magic for early childhood.
Teaching with love and logic and inner discipline by prezi. This is also what jane nelsen, who wrote positive discipline, recommended at the time. Educators who use the love and logic approach to discipline have better relationships with challenging kids and spend less time dealing with disruptions. Love and logic discipline, pioneered in the 1970s by jim fay and dr. My first year teaching i was guilty of enabling the students not empowering them. Based out of denver, colorado, the love and logic institute is dedicated to making parenting and teaching fun and rewarding, instead of stressful and chaotic. Be the first to ask a question about teaching with love and logic. Learning online from home, or anywhere, is much more fun with love and logic.
Choose between five and seven of these principles to guide your disciplinary decisions. If you know of a great resource that you dont see listed, please feel free to let us know so we can add that resource to our collection. Classroom management and disciplinelove and logic wikibooks. The philosophy of love and logic is to regain control, reduce your stress level, equalize emotions and build more harmonious relationships.
These principles include students selfconcept needs to be either maintained or enhanced, control is a shared commodity, consequences must be served up with compassion, empathy, or understanding, rather than anger, and thinking needs to be shared wolfgang, 2005, p. The love and logic process includes sharing control and decisionmaking, using empathy with consequences, and enhancing the selfconcept of children. The newest edition reads completely revised 2 edition on the cover. Jim fay and david funks truly positive approach and timetested ideas and strategies will empower teachers to effectively manage classroom dynamics while.
Teaching with love and logic chapter 9 william price, edd. I think this book gives a lot of great ideas on how to handle discipline with. When kids drain your energy parenting with love and logic control selfassessment. Positive parenting program, positive discipline, parenting classes, gentle parenting. Positive techniques for maintaining calm and effective classrooms. Teaching with love and logic gives great insight into a better method of interacting with and teaching children or adults. In this book, i specifically look at two different classroom management approaches. Although dry at times, it is packed with techniques that have saved me tenfold the amount of time i spent reading and learning from jim fay and david funk. There are two editions of teaching with love and logic. Discipline with love and logic resource guide fay, jim, cline, foster w.