Judicious Discipline

This book creates a democratic management style that serves as a real-life model for the same system of rules and responsibilities under which students will live when they leave school. It was written for educators whose goal is to educate students capable of living responsibly in a free nation that holds high the constitutional principles of freedom, justice, and equality. These democratic principles, balanced with the welfare needs of others, can be judiciously woven into the traditional values that schools have historically passed along to their students. This Fifth Edition provides a revised and updated version of the six chapters from earlier editions, with the significant addition of an appendix by Paul Gathercoal presenting findings and conclusions concerning the implementation of Judicious Discipline in classroom and school settings.