Episode 80: Hacking School Discipline (with Nathan Maynard)

An episode of the The Social Exchange podcast, hosted by Zach Rhoads, titled "Episode 80: Hacking School Discipline (with Nathan Maynard)" was published on February 18, 2022 and runs 49 minutes.

February 18, 2022 ·49m · The Social Exchange

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Summary

Nathan Maynard is a student voice advocate and author of The Washington Post best-selling book, "Hacking School Discipline" about proactive and restorative practice (as opposed to reactive and punitive) in schools. Nathan previously worked as an administrator at Purdue Polytechnic High School in Indianapolis, as the Dean of Culture. He also is the Co-Founder of BehaviorFlip, a restorative behavior management system that helps build a culture of empathy and responsibility. Today, Zach Rhoads speaks with Nathan to discuss restorative practice versus punishment in schools. They discuss: 0:00 Introduction to "Hacking School Discipline" 1:35 10,000 foot view of Nathan's restorative model (Student-centered / adult-led school routines and practices) 3:35 Nathan's basis for writing the book and teaching restorative practice 10:02 Example of punishment versus restorative practice (and the consequences of using one rather than the other) 14:11 Restorative circles (i.e. front-loading collaboration and restorative practice to avoid headaches later on) 21:13 Strategies for engaging apprehensive students 25:48 Scaling restorative practice school-wide 31:15 When restorative practice fails (culture and mindset) 37:42 Tracking progress / fail fast / correcting errors / growth mindset 43:05 Final tips / hints for getting started in your school Support The Social Exchange: Patreon https://patreon.com/thesocialexchange - - - - - - - - - - LINKS TO NATHAN'S WORK The book: https://www.amazon.com/Hacking-School-Discipline-Responsibility-Restorative/dp/1948212137 BehaviorFlip web site: https://behaviorflip.com/ Nathan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/NmaynardEdu School Discipline Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HackingSchoolDiscipline THANK YOU TO ALL PATRONS: - Pat Casey -Dora -Jeffrey Singer - Steven Rabinowitz - Jessie Dunleavy - Andrew Tatarsky - Dean LeMire - Christy McPherson - Nunzio De Martino (Courtesy of "Don Nunzio Limos" https://donnunziolimos.com/) - Susan Lennon - James Stacks - Chris L - W Leon Naufahu - Sherry Chandler - Dee-Dee Stout - Christopher Hanlon - André Pampel - CARTER Vermont https://www.cartervermont.org/ - Rick Barnett - Anne M. Earle - Inigo - Jon Holt - Laila Ferguson - Mary Kay Villaverde - Michelle - NANCY - Sean Holt - Regina Ferguson - Timmy Tucker - Christian - Thomas Rhoads - Kathleen Cochran - Marjorie Israel - Diane T - Trevor - Sue Mathieu - Linda Rhoads

Episode Description

Nathan Maynard is a student voice advocate and author of The Washington Post best-selling book, "Hacking School Discipline" about proactive and restorative practice (as opposed to reactive and punitive) in schools.

Nathan previously worked as an administrator at Purdue Polytechnic High School in Indianapolis, as the Dean of Culture.

He also is the Co-Founder of BehaviorFlip, a restorative behavior management system that helps build a culture of empathy and responsibility.

Today, Zach Rhoads speaks with Nathan to discuss restorative practice versus punishment in schools.

They discuss:

0:00 Introduction to "Hacking School Discipline"

1:35 10,000 foot view of Nathan's restorative model (Student-centered / adult-led school routines and practices)

3:35 Nathan's basis for writing the book and teaching restorative practice

10:02 Example of punishment versus restorative practice (and the consequences of using one rather than the other)

14:11 Restorative circles (i.e. front-loading collaboration and restorative practice to avoid headaches later on)

21:13 Strategies for engaging apprehensive students

25:48 Scaling restorative practice school-wide

31:15 When restorative practice fails (culture and mindset)

37:42 Tracking progress / fail fast / correcting errors / growth mindset

43:05 Final tips / hints for getting started in your school

Support The Social Exchange:

Patreon https://patreon.com/thesocialexchange

- - - - - - - - - - LINKS TO NATHAN'S WORK

The book: https://www.amazon.com/Hacking-School-Discipline-Responsibility-Restorative/dp/1948212137

BehaviorFlip web site: https://behaviorflip.com/

Nathan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/NmaynardEdu

School Discipline Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HackingSchoolDiscipline

THANK YOU TO ALL PATRONS:

- Pat Casey

-Dora

-Jeffrey Singer

- Steven Rabinowitz

- Jessie Dunleavy

- Andrew Tatarsky

- Dean LeMire

- Christy McPherson

- Nunzio De Martino (Courtesy of "Don Nunzio Limos" https://donnunziolimos.com/)

- Susan Lennon

- James Stacks

- Chris L

- W Leon Naufahu

- Sherry Chandler

- Dee-Dee Stout

- Christopher Hanlon

- André Pampel

- CARTER Vermont https://www.cartervermont.org/

- Rick Barnett

- Anne M. Earle

- Inigo

- Jon Holt

- Laila Ferguson

- Mary Kay Villaverde

- Michelle

- NANCY

- Sean Holt

- Regina Ferguson

- Timmy Tucker

- Christian

- Thomas Rhoads

- Kathleen Cochran

- Marjorie Israel

- Diane T

- Trevor

- Sue Mathieu

- Linda Rhoads

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