Man of Mystery

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Man of Mystery
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Fred Jones

• Positive Classroom Discipline Guru
• Pat, Shane, Brendan, and Vicki

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Objectives

• Students will be able to
• Analyze and apply the concepts of the Fredric
  Jones style of Positive Classroom Discipline.
• Personally reflect how they would have used the
  Fredric Jones style in one experience.

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Materials

• Overheads
• CD
• CD player
• Foam shapes
• Handouts
• Brown Construction paper
• Fact sheet
• Overhead projector
• Poster Board
• Pencils and pens

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Description of Activities

• Cue Set activity
• Visual and auditory directions
• Overheads and projections
• Foam pieces to determine groups
• Case studies/Fact sheets
• Discussion
• Closure/summation activity

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Cue Set

• Shootout at the Everyones OK Corral

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The Shootout

• Give each student a sheet or half sheet of brown
  construction paper.
• Tell the students to write one fact about
  themselves that not everyone in class would know.
  (Ex- I broke my toe when I was four, My
  favorite food is spinach). Tell students not to
  put their names on these.
• As a class, crumple up the papers into little
  balls and on the teachers cue, toss them into
  the air, creating a ball like chaos.
• Students must find a ball and uncrumple it.
• The teacher starts with the ball she pics up, and
  reads the fact stated. As a class, it is now
  time to take nominations on who the mystery
  person might be---
• If a certain fact is too difficult to guess, on
  about the third nomination, I finally tell the
  culprit to come clean, and it is always fun to
  see if the class was close. Its a fun and
  simple way for kids to know one another a little
  bit better!
• Repeat steps one through five for each instructor.

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Directions

• Read which skill cluster you will be using.
• Read the case study that goes with your cluster.
• Discuss how Fredric Jones theory of positive
  classroom discipline would apply to the
  situations using the fact sheet.
• Use focus questions to guide your discussions.

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Case Studies

• Application of Positive Classroom Discipline
  Using the Fred Jones Model (s)

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Case 1 Kristina will not work

• Kristina, a student in Mr. Jakes class, is quite
  docile. She socializes little with other
  students and never disrupts the class. However,
  Mr. Jake cannot get Kristina to do any work. She
  rarely completes an assignment. She is simply
  there, putting forth almost no effort at all.
  How would Jones deal with Kristina?

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Case 2 Sara Cannot Stop Talking

• Sara is a pleasant girl who participates in class
  activities and does most, though not all, of her
  assigned work. She cannot seem to refrain from
  talking to classmates, however. Her teacher, Mr.
  Gonzales, has to speak to her repeatedly during
  lessons, to the point that he often becomes
  exasperated and loses his temper. What
  suggestions would Jones give Mr. Gonzales for
  dealing with Sara?

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Case 3 Joshua Clowns and Intimidates

• Larger and louder than his classmates, Joshua
  always wants to be the center of attention, which
  he accomplishes through a combination of clowning
  and intimidation. He makes wise remarks, talks
  back (smilingly) to the teacher, utters a variety
  of sound-effect noises such as automobile crashes
  and gunshots, and makes limitless sarcastic
  comments and put-downs of his classmates. Other
  students will not stand up to him, apparently
  fearing his size and verbal aggression. His
  teacher, Miss Pearl, has come to her wits end.
  What specifically do you find in Joness
  suggestions that would help Miss Pearl deal with
  Joshua?

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Case 4 Tom Is Hostile and Defiant

• Tom has appeared to be in his usual foul mood
  ever since arriving in class. On his way to
  sharpen his pencil, he bumps into Frank, who
  complains. Tom tells his loudly to shut up.
  Miss Baines, the teacher, says, Tom, go back to
  your seat. Tom wheels around, swears loudly,
  and says heatedly, Ill go when Im damned good
  and ready! How effective do you believe Joness
  suggestions would be in dealing with Tom?

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Bibliography

• Charles, C. M. Building Classroom Discipline.
  8th ed. Boston Pearson, 2005
• Allen, Thomas. The Fred Jones Model. Optional
  Elements of a Discipline Plan. 1996. 14 Apr.
  2005
• http//www.humboldt.edu/th1/canter.htm.
• Weaver, Diane. The King of Classroom
  Management. Education World. 2000. Education
  World. 14 Apr. 2005
• http//www.education_world.com/a?curr/TM/WS_jones_
  preview.html