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September 2008 | Volume 66 | Number 1
The Positive Classroom
Positive actions for a healthy body (such as nutrition, exercise, and sleep).
Positive actions for the intellect (such as thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills).
Positive actions for self-management (such as managing time, energy, emotions, and other personal resources).
Positive actions for getting along with others (such as treating others fairly, kindly, and respectfully).
Positive actions for being honest with yourself and others (such as taking responsibility, admitting mistakes, and not
blaming others).
Positive actions for improving yourself continually (such as setting and achieving goals).
7. Always Be Positive
Perhaps the most important strategy, yet often the most difficult to carry out, is to be positivefrom classrooms to
playgrounds, during school and after. There is always a positive way to respond to a situation. A positive attitude is the change
agent that will create positive classrooms and schools that produce happy and successful students.
A Research-Based Program
It is challenging to implement all of these seven strategies continuously and well. For schools looking for a tool, the Positive
Action program is one proven approach. The program provides an easy-to-use curriculum for teachers at each grade level; a
principal component for developing school climate; and kits to facilitate the involvement of counselors, families, and
communities.
Positive Action has been rigorously evaluated in longitudinal randomized studies with students from a range of backgrounds
and in a range of community types. The U.S. Department of Education's What Works Clearinghouse reviewed these studies
and recognized Positive Action as the only character education program thatby the clearinghouse's standardsachieves
positive effects in both academics and behavior (see http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/character_education/pa). The many
schools using Positive Action stand as testimony that focusing on positive reinforcement and intrinsic motivation in the
classroom results in a positive environment for teaching and learning and enhances academic rigor.
Carol Gerber Allred is the President/Founder of Positive Action and Program Developer of the Positive Action program; 800-345-2974;
carol@positiveaction.net.
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