Reduce student dropout rates with effective discipline & behavior management system

Currently there is a global education crisis on student dropout rates in schools and higher education institutions. But there is also another crisis which is garnering lot of attention, and that is the teacher dropout rates! It is true that teachers are fleeing the scene, because teachers are finding it hard to juggle between fewer resources, student growth rates, technology challenges, and ever-changing student behavior.  One of the important reasons for this is the huge gap between the backgrounds of the teachers and the students they teach. That is why teachers are finding it difficult to comprehend the unfavorable situations faced by students and begin to impose strict disciplinary actions on them. It is not the fault of the teachers either, as they are under pressure to deliver results or unable to cope with student problems at an individual level.

It has been statistically established that student discipline directly impacts school dropout rates. This number emphasizes the need for a school-wide discipline and behavior management system. The current system in schools maps a particular behavior infraction to a student conduct code, and eventually tenets a disciplinary action. This system doesn’t capture the whole story behind student behavior incidents. It doesn’t say much as to why a student ended up committing a particular infraction.

An effective discipline management system must capture the complete story including the student’s point of view and the background of the incident. This ensures that the whole scrutiny is based on a more humane level. This allows the overall student-teacher interaction to become more positive and transparent. This will also reduce the exodus of teachers, which is quite common in higher education in the present scenario. Given the various types of challenges students are facing today, implementing an effective discipline management system makes things better for the school district as well the student - one of whom is perceived as a victim and the other as the perpetrator. On the whole, such a system will ensure improved student retention and graduation rates as well as prevent teachers from quitting.