This course was all about trying to understand children’s behaviour. It focused on non-aversive intervention strategies for dealing with problem behaviour. The course emphasized the role of a team approach in the schools, individual program planning, the ethics of the development of behaviour support plans, positive support strategies in the classroom, and the understanding of the importance of observation & record keeping skills when working with behaviour. All of which is important for Certified Education Assistants (CEA) to know but also teachers. As studies show, most children do not set out to be uncooperative and display poor judgement but rather, these are what stems from other factors that the child is enduring within themselves and the struggles that they are having. Fostering a relationship with students is still one of the best ways to understand why a student is behaving poorly and hopefully help to resolve the issue before it becomes a much worse problem. Getting to know your students is very important especially to know when they are not themselves. I am a huge believer in relationship building and I think it is the most important thing in a classroom. The learning will come after those bonds have happened.
