2. Parents and teachers should work together as a whole to decide on discipline plans for the children in the schools

4. Children should know from the beginning that if they do something wrong they will be punished, and if they interrupt class by acting out that will also come with consequences. They should also have a reward for behaving in the appropriate manner.

7. 87% of teachers surveyed disagreed with the statement:’ rewards and punishments train children to be irresponsible' 45% of teachers surveyed have one or more of their students on individual behavior contracts 42% of teachers report that class meetings are an important component of their behavior management approach 75% of teachers surveyed have a written discipline plan with stated expectations and consequences 62% of teachers surveyed report that they involved their students in some way in creating their classroom rules 52% of teachers surveyed report that their school has a school- Wide discipline policy that spells out the rules and consequences 86% of teachers surveyed post their classroom rules on a wall or bulletin board in their classroom Hundreds Surveyed

8. Hundreds Interviewed 88% of teachers surveyed agreed with the statement: ‘ Intrinsic rewards alone are not enough to motivate many school-age children'. 64% of teachers surveyed disagreed with the statement: 'Teachers should use intrinsic rewards. Extrinsic rewards, like stickers, are bribes' 62% of teachers surveyed reward their students by table groups, teams, or rows to encourage good behavior 78% of teachers surveyed use whole-class rewards (rewards that the entire class earns) 68% of teachers surveyed disagreed with the statement: 'Punishing a child does not teach a child to be responsible'. 72% of teachers disagreed with the statement: 'Most of the punishment teachers give children is unnecessary'