3 teacher chicks biography of albert

    Linda Albert has authored several different books concerning discipline.  She is a former classroom teacher as well as counselor and columnist for Working Mother and Family magazines.  She also wrote a book called Cooperative Discipline.  Cooperative discipline is an approach designed to help students feel capable and connected, which will encourage them to contribute to their class and be successful.  It creates a class code of conduct that allows optimum opportunity for success.  Cooperative discipline also establishes a partnership with students, parents and teachers.  Among the fundamental concepts that comprise cooperative discipline are: behavior is based on choice, a sense of belonging is important, students misbehave for specific reasons, and the three C’s.  Some other fundamentals are code of conduct and conflict resolution plan.