Good discipline

    I have always despised indiscipline cases that would ruin my reputation. I hate arguments and especially with someone older than me in age since I was brought up knowing that doing so is a form of Indiscipline. I have thus always tried to be polite in any way possible by ensuring that I manage my anger in a proper way. I, therefore, had walked and followed the right path till this fateful morning when I went against my principles. I got into an argument with my teacher and I went beyond the limit where I reacted inappropriately and I ended up screaming at her. This was the most embracing moment in my life and in teacher Diane’s life.  The whole class was in silence and in shock as they heard the scream which drew all their attention. It is after this act that I realized how far I had gone in displaying my indiscipline conduct. For a moment the teacher looked at me with so much anger and she just sent me home. Adding to my misery was the fact that I have some siblings who are following in my steps as they look up to me as a role model. I had to go home but the thought of facing my parents and siblings and the disappointment that they would express made me shiver and feel even ashamed. For those few days that I got to stay away from school, I was able to reflect on my actions. I realized that good discipline is not all about not entering into an argument but it is more to that. Did I impact my teacher Diane or my fellow students and is there a chance of behaving differently in the future? The answer to all this is yes.

    The teacher was affected emotionally by my actions and she was so angry such that she did not want any possibility that I would get away with the indiscipline. So she made a rash decision to step out of class as she was emotionally hurt and felt like she was co-miserable. It is after cooling down after she had left the class that she was able to overcome her outrageous emotions and she was able to talk to me in a cool manner. She later called me talked to me, listened to me so well and that’s when she decided to punish me for screaming at her by using her authority wisely. I noted that teacher Diane was hurt due to my action and this even affected her while teaching due to the image of disrespect from my actions.  I was totally wrong and I regret what I did.

    I impacted the lives of my fellow students in a negative way through my actions which were inappropriate. I failed to set limits and I did not follow the rules as well as sticking to those rules in a neutral manner. I failed to understand my anger and this leads me to respond in a way that affected the emotions of my fellow students. The behavior could not be emulated by any of my classmates since it was a bad behavior that almost everyone despised. Every other teacher who came into our class was angry with the entire class as they thought that it was a behavior that the whole class had. I thus ruined the reputation of my class as anyone who referred to my actions related me to be a student from that class. I was totally wrong and I owe an apology to all of my classmates.

    I believe that I can change and start working towards my weaknesses. I believe that management of anger is the key to good discipline and hence I should work towards managing my anger. Managing of anger is a skill that I need to fully utilize so as to have a future that involves good behaviors. I should also work towards building an inner control of my character as this will help me to be respectful. I believe that in changing my behaviors will help me to become a good student and it will enhance me to change my thoughts and perception and it will lead me to have a positive relationship with other people.

In all this, I believe that my path to behavior change will be a success as I implement all the above changes. I believe that it will me time to practice these skills but I am convinced that it is a vital process that will enhance me to be a better person. Positive modeling is another change that I need to embrace well as it will enhance me to influence my fellow classmates, siblings, school mates, friends and even others in the society as behaviors have a powerful influence. Sharing my feelings in a cool way enables understanding between me and others and thus I should be able to share with others my feelings as this will help me deal with my emotions in the future.