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Discipline
In the educational setting, the establishment of a set of norms by which students abide for the school to be a safe environment where learning takes place without student disruption and misbehavior. Creating a healthy discipline environment is a process that generally includes rules and consequences for behavior that is inconsistent with the mission of the school and may also include rewards for exhibiting positive behavior. A principle of school discipline is that schools should help students develop into law-abiding citizens demonstrating self-discipline to live in a civil society. While some educational institutions establish a schoolwide discipline model, teachers may also have individual classroom discipline models they implement in their classrooms. A classroom discipline model often used by first-year teachers is assertive discipline. Other ...