Hacking School Discipline by Nathan Maynard

Hacking School Discipline by Nathan Maynard

Washington Post Bestseller

Eliminate old-school punishments and create a community of responsible, productive learners

Are you or your teachers frustrated with carrots and sticks, detention rooms, and suspension--antiquated school discipline practices that simply do not work with the students entering our classrooms today? Our kids have complex needs, and we must empower and embrace them with restorative practices that not only change behaviors but transform students into productive citizens, accountable for their own actions.

Replace traditional school discipline with a proven system, founded on restorative justice

In a book that should become your new blueprint for school discipline, teachers, presenters, and school leaders Nathan Maynard and Brad Weinstein demonstrate how to eliminate punishment and build a culture of responsible students and independent learners. In Hack Learning Series Book 22, you learn to:

• Reduce repeated negative behaviors


• Build student self-regulation and empathy


• Enhance communication and collaboration


• Identify the true cause of negative behaviors


• Use restorative circles to reflect on behaviors and discuss impactful change

Maynard and Weinstein provide practical tips and strategies in the context of real-world examples, guided by the imperatives of changing the behavior and preserving the relationship. An important read for teachers and administrators. -Danny Steele, award-winning principal and co-author of Essential Truths for Principals and Essential Truths for Teachers

Before you suspend another student ...

read Hacking School Discipline, and build a school environment that promotes responsible learners, who never need to be punished. Then watch learning soar, teachers smile, and your entire community rejoice.

Brad Weinstein is an educational leader and cofounder of BehaviorFlip, a restorative behavior management system. Brad is the creator of @teachergoals, a popular educational account on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Brad was instrumental in helping develop the academic model for Purdue Polytechnic High School Network as the Director of Curriculum and Learning. He also served as principal for two years at an urban high school on the east side of Indianapolis. Brad is an award-winning teacher and taught for eleven years, including roles as a coach and department chair. Brad holds a BA in Education from Purdue University, an MEd in Curriculum and Instruction from Indiana Wesleyan University, and completed a Principal Licensure Program from Indiana Wesleyan University.