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Volume 9 Number 1

IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Welcome

2. Promoting Responsibility

3. Increasing Effectiveness

4. Improving Relationships

5. Promoting Learning

6. Discipline without Stress

7. Testimonials and Research

1. WELCOME

MONTHLY RESPONSIBILITY AND LEARNING QUOTE:

The use of failure as an educational strategy is a failure.
–Bill Page

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An E-BOOK is now available for “Discipline Without Stress,
Punishments or Rewards – How Teachers and Parents Promote
Responsibility & Learning – 2nd edition.”

Three developments prompted this publication: (1) With the
downturn in the economy around the world, many people find
purchases of any kind to be more difficult. (2) The book
shows a more effective approach for responsible
decision-making than the use of REWARDING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR
EXPECTED … >>>

Volume 8 Number 12

IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Welcome

2. Promoting Responsibility

3. Increasing Effectiveness

4. Improving Relationships

5. Promoting Learning

6. Discipline without Stress

7. Testimonials and Research

8. SPECIAL ARTICLE ABOUT THE HIERARCHY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

1. WELCOME

MONTHLY RESPONSIBILITY AND LEARNING QUOTE:

People will forget what you said.
People will forget what you did.
But people will NEVER forget how you prompted them to feel.

—from Dr. James Sutton
The nation’s expert on oppositional defiant behavior
http://www.docspeak.com/

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A prime difference between DISCIPLINE WITHOUT STRESS and
other approaches is how to react when young people behave
irresponsibly.

The updated “Impulse Management” link will be of great
assistance in helping adults deal with young people to
become more … >>>

Volume 8 Number 11

IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Welcome

2. Promoting Responsibility

3. Increasing Effectiveness

4. Improving Relationships

5. Promoting Learning

6. Discipline without Stress

7. Testimonials and Research

1. WELCOME

MONTHLY RESPONSIBILITY AND LEARNING QUOTE:

Our job is to teach the kids we have–
Not those we would like to have,
Not those we used to have,
But those we have right now–
All of them.

Bill Page

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We act according to what we believe. In other words, what we
believe determines what we do. It makes no difference if
it’s true or not. We believe it.

We burned witches at the stake. Burning was the only way to
kill the evil spirit within the body. It makes … >>>

Volume 8 Number 10

IN THIS ISSUE:

NOTE: This issue is longer than usual because of the special article for elementary teachers and parents of young children.

1. Welcome

2. Promoting Responsibility

3. Increasing Effectiveness

4. Improving Relationships

5. Promoting Learning

6. Discipline without Stress

7. Testimonials and Research

8. Special Article for Elementary Teachers and Parents

1. WELCOME

MONTHLY RESPONSIBILITY AND LEARNING QUOTE:

Dear Dr. Marshall,

Thank you for all your monthly letters and invaluable
advice. The “Raise Responsibility” approach has been the
best class management approach I have ever used in 28 years
of teaching.

Granted that “low socioeconomic” levels may be short on
values and behavior clarification resources, other
socioeconomic levels may be just as needy. Presently, … >>>

Volume 8 Number 9

IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Welcome

2. Promoting Responsibility

3. Increasing Effectiveness

4. Improving Relationships

5. Promoting Learning

6. Discipline without Stress

7. Testimonials and Research

1. WELCOME

MONTHLY RESPONSIBILITY AND LEARNING QUOTE:

Why is classroom management (procedures) so important?

1) If you don’t have good management, you will have (to a
greater or lesser degree) chaos. You can’t teach someone to
be SELF-disciplined in the midst of chaos. Simple as that!

2) The discipline approach itself is actually based on
handling most discipline problems by helping the
undisciplined students with procedures to keep themselves in
control. It’s hard to help someone else create effective
procedures if you aren’t doing it well yourself.
–Kerry Weisner

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The … >>>

Volume 8 Number 8

IN THIS ISSUE:
1. Welcome

2. Promoting Responsibility

3. Increasing Effectiveness

4. Improving Relationships
5. Promoting Learning

6. Discipline without Stress

7. Testimonials and Research 

1. WELCOME MONTHLY RESPONSIBILITY AND LEARNING QUOTE:

There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain
of improving, and that’s your own self.

Aldous Huxley.
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I had the distinct pleasure of speaking in Toronto, Canada
last month at the 20th anniversary of Kumon Canada and the
dedication of their new corporate office.

The event coincided with the 50th anniversary of Kumon
http://www.kumon.com. Toro Kumon was a high school math
teacher in Osaka, Japan. When his son had difficulty with
mathematics, Kumon started to tutor him. The success was … >>>

Volume 8 Number 7

IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Welcome

2. Promoting Responsibility

3. Increasing Effectiveness

4. Improving Relationships

5. Promoting Learning

6. Discipline without Stress

7. Testimonials and Research

1. WELCOME

MONTHLY RESPONSIBILITY AND LEARNING QUOTE:

Increase the positives and decrease the negatives so that

all students keep their yearning for learning.

W. Edwards Deming.

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Some people think that individuality is simply a matter of

being different from everyone else–having a different hair

style, dressing differently, or having an individualized tattoo.

Being really different has nothing to do with this type of

individuality. For example, If you get a tattoo for the same

reason others get a tattoo, then others are influencing

you–and in some cases, directing you. Anyway … >>>

Volume 8 Number 6

IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Welcome

2. Promoting Responsibility

3. Increasing Effectiveness

4. Improving Relationships

5. Promoting Learning

6. Discipline without Stress

7. Testimonials and Research 

1. WELCOME

MONTHLY RESPONSIBILITY AND LEARNING QUOTE:

Counterwill, as the name indicates, is a natural resistance

to coercion. This newsletter is devoted to approaches that

eliminate counterwill.

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In order to give a more complete understanding of how a

school can conduct its own staff development of the

“DISCIPLINE WITHOUT STRESS TEACHING MODEL,” the

“Implementation Instructions” have been posted at

http://marvinmarshall.com/In_House_Package.html.

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In an attempt to reduce school dropouts while increasing

student achievement, a nonprofit public charitable

organization has been created to implement the DISCIPLINE

WITHOUT STRESS TEACHING MODEL. Any public … >>>

Volume 8 Number 5

IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Welcome

2. Promoting Responsibility

3. Increasing Effectiveness

4. Improving Relationships

5. Promoting Learning

6. Discipline without Stress

7. Testimonials and Research 

1. WELCOME

MONTHLY RESPONSIBILITY AND LEARNING QUOTE:

If you ride a horse, sit close and tight.

If you ride a man, sit easy and light.

–Ben Franklin

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NEXT SEASON ON “SURVIVOR”

Work and learning both require effort. However, they are so

different that I devoted the epilogue in my book

(http://www.disciplinewithoutstress.com) to the differences

between “work” in employment and “work” in learning. The

differences are so apparent to me that the only time I use

the word “work”–as in “homeWORK”–is in the index.

With this in mind, enjoy the … >>>

Volume 8 Number 4

IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Welcome

2. Promoting Responsibility

3. Increasing Effectiveness

4. Improving Relationships

5. Promoting Learning

6. Discipline without Stress

7. Testimonials and Research 

1. WELCOME

MONTHLY RESPONSIBILITY AND LEARNING QUOTE:

Discipline is defined as the ability to make yourself do

what you have to do or should do before you do what you want

to do.

—The National World War II Museum

   New Orleans, Louisiana

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Dr. George Thomas, former Phi Delta Kappa International

President and leader of the education program at Mississippi

State University in Meridian, hosted my presentation to

over 100 attendees at their Phi Delta Kappa meeting.

The university is one of only fourteen in the nation that

has a partnership … >>>

Volume 8 Number 3 

IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Welcome

2. Promoting Responsibility

3. Increasing Effectiveness

4. Improving Relationships

5. Promoting Learning

6. Discipline without Stress

7.Testimonials and Research

1. WELCOME

MONTHLY RESPONSIBILITY AND LEARNING QUOTE:

The February 25, 2008 cover article of U.S.A.’s TIME

MAGAZINE was entitled, “How to Make Better Teachers.”

My thoughts after reading the article:

Great teachers understand that they are in the relationship

business. Many students–especially those in low

socio-economic areas–put forth little effort if they have

negative feelings about their teachers. Superior teachers

establish good relationships AND have high expectations.

These teachers communicate in positive ways, such as letting

their students know what the teacher wants them to do,

rather than by telling students what … >>>