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The following information pages outline our group's understanding of **Assertive Discipline** and how it can be practically applied in the classroom. = = = Assertive Discipline = = =  Assertive discipline is a classroom management approach developed by Lee and Marlene Canter in the 1970's. It involves a high level of teacher control and is widely considered to be a common sense approach to help teachers positively influence student behaviour.

The approach maintains that teachers must establish rules and directions that clearly define the limits of acceptable and unacceptable student behavior, teach these rules and directions, and ask for assistance from parents when support is needed in handling the behaviour of students.

The underlying goal of assertive discipline is to allow teachers to engage and teach students, without the interruption of misbehaviour. Assertive Discipline (in some form) is generally accepted as the most widely used behaviour management program in West Australian schools.

How to apply Assertive Discipline - the six simple steps.

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** Video 1: This short clip from //Summer Heights High// (Lilley, 2007) ) nicely illustrates two very different teaching styles, a hostile approach and an assertive approach.**

**Video 2:** **A role play showing Assertive Discipline in action.**