On Monday I conducted a workshop introducing about 20 Upper School teachers to
Dr. Green's Collaborative & Proactive Solutions model. This model is explicitly an alternative to contingency based models of behavior management, a model Dr. Green believes already leads teachers down a path of conflict with "challenged" students. However the types of "behavior issues" that Taktse encounters are much lower level than what we are accustomed to in the US. My thought was that Upper School teachers can draw in both models as needed for different types of students. Some struggle more with motivation and some more with skills, whether these be emotional control, attention or executive functioning. We had a discussion about the implications of the CPS model, as it is so antithetical to the hierarchical style inherent in Indian society and in traditional Indian schools. With CPS, students in many ways are put in the drivers seat and charged with coming up with solutions alongside their teachers.
In my final week here at Taktse, I will be coordinating a study group with a core group of teachers and the new Dean of Students to explore this model in more depth and determine how it might be used at Taktse.
In the midst of an activity at Morning Assembly
Upper grade student and speaking with administrator
8th grade classroom
8th grade classroom
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