Theories of Congruent

Communication: Haim
Ginott
By:
Syira
Ainaa
Syaza
Fikien
Gan

Haim Ginott
Highlighted the critical role of
communication in discipline.
Known for setting the personal, caring
tone that prevails in todays systems
of discipline.

Ginotts Teachings
Reminded teachers that learning always takes
place in the present tense.
- Teacher must not prejudge students or hold
grudges.
Pointed out that learning is always a personal
matter to the student.
Believed in harmonious communication
- Communication that is harmonious with
students feelings about situations and
themselves.

Congruent
Communication
Congruent Communication - addresses situations,
not students character or personality.

Ginott emphasized that teachers at their best, using

congruent communication:
- do not preach, moralize, impose guilt, or demand
promises.
- they confer dignity on their students by treating them
as social equals capable of making good decisions.

Effective teachers
Effective teachers invite
cooperation from their students
- describing the situation and indicating
what needs to be done.
They do not dictate to students or boss
them around
-which are acts that provoke

resistance.

Use I messages rather than You

messages.
Teachers should use I-messages rather
than you-messages.
I-message, example: I am very upset.
You-message, example: You are being
very rude.
Use laconic language- Laconic means
short and to the point.

Praise
Use appreciative praise about effort
and accomplishment;
I appreciate your good behavior today.
Avoid evaluative praise about
character and personality;
You are such a grown up young lady. Your
parents would be proud of your good behavior.

Why questions
Teachers should avoid asking why questions
when discussing behavior.
- Why questions make students feel guilty and
defensive.

Sane messages
Sane messages Messages that focus calmly
on what needs to be corrected without
attacking the students character or
personality.

Sarcasm
Teachers should avoid sarcasm and ridicule
because these kinds of communication
destroy self-confidence
May not affect all students, but may affect
one

 I have come to a frightening conclusion.

I am the decisive element in the
classroom. It is my personal approach
that creates the climate. It is my daily
mood that makes the weather. As a
teacher I possess tremendous power to
make a childs life miserable or joyous. I
can be a tool of torture or an instrument
of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor,
hurt or heal. In all situations it is my
response that decides whether a crisis
will be escalated or de-escalated, and a
child humanized or de-humanized.

- Haim Ginott