Foster responsibility, empathy, and self-regulation in every learner.
Hundreds of schools across North America are embracing Larry Thompson's Responsibility-Centered Discipline (RCD) - a groundbreaking approach that supports students in developing intrinsic motivation and growing as conscientious and active members of their school communities. Emphasizing responsibility, empathy, and self-regulation, RCD offers a transformative whole-school method to create a thriving school climate and responsible students.
In this clear and explicit guide, Thompson presents an overview of RCD and its foundations, the six exits students commonly use to avoid responsibility, a structured conversation to return students to a path of responsibility, and a process educators can implement to create a solutions space. Additional features include:
- Success stories from the field
- Research highlights
- Coaching conversations
- Questions to help readers apply the information to their own contexts
A must-read for teachers and education leaders seeking to reimagine discipline for a healthier and more supportive educational environment, Responsibility-Centered Discipline provides research-based actions to build skills such as responsibility, perseverance, empathy, and self-regulation in every learner from preK through high school.
Industry Reviews
I have been a fan of Larry Thompson's work since I interviewed him on Corwin's Leaders Coaching Leaders podcast. Responsibility-Centered Discipline is about discipline, but it's also about being more human, and we all need a little more of that. -- Peter DeWitt, Ed.D. This whole-school approach shows educators how to make the much-needed shift away from gaining control of students to helping students control themselves. To create a mindshift change throughout the school community, this book provides step-by-step actions to build skills such as responsibility, perseverance, empathy, and self-regulation in every learner from preK through high school. Every school leader should read this book and then buy it for every member of their staff. -- Debbie Silver The need to reimagine school discipline has never been more important. Thompson lays out a clear pathway for school staff and students to engage in a manner that shifts the mindset and practice of school discipline to have a positive impact on the culture of any school. The Responsibility-Centered Discipline approach is grounded in research and best practice. I encourage every educator to read it. -- Steven M. Constantino