Welcome to  Discipline Without Stress, Inc., a 501(c)( 3) nonprofit charitable organization
promoting responsible behavior and learning.

Any USA school can receive the landmark book at no charge (except for shipping) for all certificated staffalong with a resource guide, a PowerPoint, and a DVD to implement the
PROACTIVE and TOTALLY NONCOERCIVE (yet not permissive)
DISCIPLINE WITHOUT STRESS APPROACH
.

Videos by the author about the book and approach

"By using your approach, we have a different school this year!."
—Esther Severy, Principal, McFadden Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA

View 5 minutes with this principal.

Download sample evaluation (PowerPoint)
View sample evaluation (PDF 3 pages)

A letter from an urban school
A new high school teacher's experience
A letter about character education

APPLICATION PROCESS FOR SCHOOLS

Step I
DUPLICATE the pdf of the
Teaching Model for the staff to study.

Step II.
DUPLICATE the pdf of the
Phi Delta Kappan cover article, "Encouraging Responsible Student Behavior" for the staff to study and discuss.

Step III.
DUPLICATE the pdf of Significant Points About the Hierarchy of Social Development for the staff to study.

Step IV.
SUBSCRIBE to the free monthly newsletter, "Promoting Responsibility & Learning" at MarvinMarshall.com in order to more fully understand the philosophy.

AFTER implementing steps I - IV, the school is ready to apply.

(An alternative approach is available at In-House Package.)

HOW TO APPLY:

The school's representative sends e-mail to: Info@DisciplineWithoutStress.org. Include in the SUBJECT line: "DWS APPLICATION," your city, your two-letter state abbreviation, and the name of your school.
Example:
DWS APPLICATION-New York, NY-Bronx Guild High School

California Schools: Include the county.
Example: DWS APPLICATION-Marin County, Sausalito, CA-Willow Creek Academy

The e-mail needs to include the following:

1. The contact person's name and e-mail .
2. The Principal's name and e-mail.
3. Name of school
4. Postal mailing address, including zip code
5. Phone number, including area code
6. Grade levels of the school
7. School district, city, county, & state
8. Reason (s) why your school would like to receive the assistance

You will receive confirmation after the above information is received.
Send the e-mail only AFTER Steps I , II, III, and IV have been implemented.

NOTE:  All teachers on the staff need to be involved in Steps I , II, and III.
The school will receive the resource guide, the PowerPoint presentation, and the DVD
but only those teachers who commit to using the PROACTIVE and TOTALLY NONCOERCIVE (yet not permissive)  approach

Tax-deductible donations to the 501(c)(3) charity make a significant contribution for improving the quality of education—and for promoting responsibility, good citizenship, and reflective thinking—values that made this country so great.

For information about donations or the program, call 714.220.0018
or e-mail
 Info@DisciplineWithoutStress.org.
Discipline Without Stress, Inc.
<> P.O. Box 2227<> Los Alamitos, CA 90720

Donations support the charity and are NOT related to the application.

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Last year I was my county’s “Teacher of the Year” and yet I was contemplating finding a different occupation. As I implemented your system, misbehaviors stopped the instant that students reflected on their actions. Good students rose to even higher levels of maturity. Students told me they felt more relaxed and less in conflict with me. I am now less stressed and feel I am helping students make permanent changes, rather than temporary behavior modifications. I will not return to the "carrot and stick" approach that almost drove me from the profession that I love.
—William A. Funkhouser 2003-2004 Humboldt County Teacher of the Year and Johns Hopkins Educational Fellow

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Marv, This year is a surprise for me. I thought I had my revelation last spring when I discovered your approach. I implemented the system from the beginning of this year and had the painful revelation of how wrong I have been over the last 13 years. It is almost painful to reflect on who I used to be. I was so caught up in getting students to obey that I lost sight of the humanity of this profession. I was overpowering them rather than being flexible, understanding and compassionate.

Here is an example. I have a student who doesn't do his homework and who struggles in the class. Last year he would have had several detentions from me and a failing grade. I would have forced him to come in to do his homework and we would have been in a power struggle. This year I purchased several school supplies for him and have always had a kind word for him. I recently found out he is actually homeless and that he and his dad are living in a cheap motel. Recently, he has started spending his break time in my class, by his own choosing, doing his math homework. He also drew me some pictures on binder paper that he wanted me to have. It breaks my heart to think of all the opportunities I have missed for this type of relationship with students.
Bill