Discipline Isn’t About Fixing Kids — It’s About Fixing Us with Charle Peck & Joshua Stamper
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Quick take: Traditional discipline assumes kids will reflect, reset, and return on their own. Charle Peck and Joshua Stamper expose the myth of self-regulation and offer a proven, trauma-informed framework that transforms behavior systems from reactive to relational.
🤝Meet Your Fellow Ruckus Maker
Charle Peck is a global keynote speaker and co-author of The Language of Behavior and Improving School Mental Health. Her experience as a high school teacher turned clinical therapist brings real-world insight and urgency to her work supporting educators.
Joshua Stamper is an author, speaker, and former middle school administrator with a passion for trauma-informed education and leadership. He created Aspire to Lead to equip educators with practical, empathetic strategies that drive real change. As co-author of The Language of Behavior, Joshua helps schools implement transformative, relationship-centered approaches to discipline and student support.
In this episode, Charle Peck and Joshua Stamper challenge traditional education paradigms:
🧠 Key Insight #1: Discipline Isn’t Magic
- What's broken: Detentions, ISS, and OSS assume kids will reflect and self-correct.
- The shift: Behavior is a language. Read it, respond to it, and teach skills in context.
- Impact: Reduced repeat referrals, improved student-teacher relationships.
🧠 Key Insight #2: The Push-In Model
- What's broken: Students lose learning time. Teachers lose momentum. Nothing changes.
- The shift: Admin, counselors, or coaches step in so teachers can connect 1:1 with students.
- Impact: Thousands of instructional minutes reclaimed. Increased student engagement and academic gains.
🧠 Key Insight #3: Relationship Action Teams (RATs)
- What's broken: Top-down initiatives die without real buy-in.
- The shift: A grassroots team pilots behavior strategies, tracks wins, and grows culture from within.
- Impact: Sustainable change. Staff ownership. A true transformation movement.
Quotable Ruckus
"Too often we forget that discipline really means to teach, not to punish."
– Charle Peck
Quotable Ruckus
"Connection before correction is the key."
– Joshua Stamper
📌 Your Do School Different Challenge
Ready to implement these ideas? Start here:
- Tomorrow: Try a "sky signature" as a rapid reset strategy to shift classroom energy.
- This Month: Pilot the push-in model in one class. Reflect on what changes.
- This Semester: Launch a Relationship Action Team with 3-5 educators ready to lead from within.
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