1. The Hierarchy of Social Development
Teaching the Concepts
Adapted from: Marvin Marshall’s Discipline without Stress, Punishment or Rewards

2. Enduring Understanding
Your behaviors are self-chosen!
They are not the fault of anyone or anything else.
Your are the product of your own decisions.

3. Learning Goal
By the end of this presentation, you will understand the HIERARCHY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

4. Activities
You will need to take Cornell Notes describing the main points and concepts of each level of behavior.
You will then form groups and create a visual for one of the levels

5. Lecture/discussion notes
Name
Date
Period
Topic of Cornell Notes
Key terms
Lecture/discussion notes
2 ½ inch margin

6. The Hierarchy of Social Development
Name
Date
Period
The Hierarchy of Social Development
Anarchy
Lowest level of behavior

7. Anarchy Lowest level of behavior
From Greek, literally means “without leadership”
Absence of government
Aimless and confused
Absence of conscience
Noisy
Out of control
Unsafe
Fundamental enemy of civilization

8. The Hierarchy of Social Development
Name
Date
Period
The Hierarchy of Social Development
Bossing/Bullying
Anarchy
Lowest level of behavior

9. Bossing/Bullying Neither appropriate nor acceptable level of behavior
Bothers others
Bosses others
Breaks laws and makes own rules and standards
Breaks classroom and school standards
Violates others’ rights

10. Cooperation/Conformity
Appropriate and acceptable level of behavior
Considerate
Complies
Conforms to peer pressure
Listens
Practices
Cooperates
Does NOT mean regimentation
Motivation is external (outside rewards)

11. Democracy Highest level of behavior Develops self-discipline
Demonstrates initiative
Does good because it is the right thing to do
Demonstrates responsibility because it is essential for democracy
Shows kindness to others
Motivation is internal (it feels right)

12. Group Activity You are going to form groups of three to four people.
Each group will be given one of the four levels of THE HIERARCHY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

13. Group Activity
Across the top of the paper, write your assigned level. (Anarchy, Bossing/Bullying, Cooperation/Conformity, or Democracy).
Draw any scene that come to mind representing your level. For example: Any situation that shows a lack of order could represent Anarchy.
Write a description of what you have drawn.
When everyone is done, each group will share their scene, beginning with the lowest level of Anarchy.

14. Reflection Question: Which are unacceptable levels of behavior?
Answer: Anarchy, Bossing/ Bullying

15. Reflection
Question: Which levels of behavior will result in the use of authority?
Answer: The same: Anarchy, Bossing/Bullying

16. Reflection
Question: Why is the motivation for the level of Cooperation/Conformity an external motivation?
Answer: These behaviors are done to gain approval or avoid punishment.

17. Reflection
Question: Why is the motivation for the level of Democracy an internal motivation?
Answer: These behaviors are done “to do the right, appropriate, or responsible thing.”

18. Reflection
Discussion: What are some examples of classroom behaviors that represent the different levels?
Lunch time behaviors?
Assembly behaviors?
Bus behaviors?
PE/locker room behaviors?