{"id":1380,"date":"2019-11-17T15:31:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T15:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.skolera.com\/?p=1380"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:14:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:14:49","slug":"classroom-management-to-punish-or-not-to-punish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skolera.com\/en\/blog\/classroom-management-to-punish-or-not-to-punish\/","title":{"rendered":"Classroom Management: To Punish or Not to Punish?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Classroom management, especially the Montessori method in regards to punishment and reward, has come into fashion quite rapidly in schools and among parents. (Read our article on “5 Classroom Management Strategies using Skolera<\/a><\/span><\/span>“.)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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The word punishment always carries a negative meaning. It gives you a sense of humiliation, degradation, and even abuse. That’s why modern schools now adopt the Montessori method, either fully or only partially, knowingly or not! Now punishment is much less used in classroom management talks, and the word ‘discipline’ has taken its place!<\/span><\/p>\r\nGet started Skolera for FREE<\/span><\/a>\r\n

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Montessori is an education method depending on children observation in general and founded by Maria Montessori. It is not just a way of teaching; it is a lifestyle for schools and parents all around the world. It’s a rapidly expanding, attainable approach to kids education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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The Montessori method has been used as a way to teach children and raise them for over 100 years ago. Maria Montessori was a firm believer of school punishment being a setback instead of an incentive. She supported child’s desire to learn, as the only incentive there is to be. So what is her method exactly and how does she see punishment in school?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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