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Podcast: Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud
Episode: Replacing a Punishment with a Connection
Description: What payoffs are possible if students, who were assigned to serve detention, had the option to take a two -hour hike in the woods with a guidance counselor instead? High school counselor, Leslie Trundy, shares her experiences with the” hike as detention” plan. Trundy, guides the hikes including a stop with a view, a snack, and a short poem focused on starting anew. Consider what you want students to learn from your management and discipline programs.
Read the NPR article, "At this school, kids given detention can choose a hike instead" here.
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