A Group 1 Project

Group One: Dionne and Nathan
Ed Ford has created a program called the Responsible Thinking Process (RTP). He has also: Served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1945 Began work as newspaper reporter in 1950 Functioned in the Industrial Relations department of a big steel factory Became a high school teacher in 1964
Earned Masters Degree in social work in 1970 Taught and consulted in 150+ human resource facilities like drug and alcohol centers, corrections, mental health, residential and out-patient treatment facilities, as well as over 70 school districts He is presently working with inmates in the work release program at the Maricopa County jail in Arizona
Ed Ford the Author

Books by Ed Ford:
Why Marriage? 1975, Argus Communications For The Love Of Children Permanent Love Choosing To Love Money Isn't Enough Love Guaranteed Freedom From Stress Discipline For Home And School, Book One Discipline For Home And School, Book Two Discipline For Home And School, Fundamentals Creating Peace Within
Works Contributed to:

What Are You Doing?: How People Are Helped Through Reality Therapy Volitional Action
The Control Theory Approach

American Behavioral Scientist, Vol 4/No.1, Sept/Oct 1990
The Responsible Thinking Process

RTP is based on the Perceptual Control Theory (PCT): PCT views people as purposeful, living control systems, whose behavior shapes its consequences instead of the other way around (Nickols, F., 2013) RTP is designed to be implemented school wide RTP is a disciplinary process that follows a series of steps when a student makes poor choices, in order to correct their present behavior and future outbreaks (Morrison, N., 2013). RTP guides students in developing a sense of responsibility for their own actions RTP teaches mutual respect by getting students to think about their actions in regards to the set rules and expectations (Duffy, S.,
2013)
RTP Components
Teachers want students to think for themselves Ed Ford is against penal and reward clauses within the teaching process Ed Ford feels that teachers must help students find alternatives Students must develop their own action plans RTP aims to grow relationships that respects all participants Students are aware of how others view their own poor decisions All must anticipate neighbor reactions to decisions made by the individual
Questions to Propel RTP

Question 1: "What are you doing?
o This question should be asked first, but always in conjunction with question #2 o When students hear this question, they look within themselves and identify their behavior o Telling them what they are doing wrong not only doesn't teach them to develop the skill of self-reflection
Question 2: "What are the rules?

o When asked this question, students quickly tie the rules to what they are current doing and assess their actions in terms of the rights of others

Question 3: "What happens when you break the rules?
o This simply gets students to reflect on the consequences that follow when they break rules, especially how what they are doing affects others
Question 4: "Is this what you want to happen?"

o Now you are asking students to look within themselves and decide how they want to see themselves as persons and how they want to live their lives

Question 5: "Where do you want to be?" or "What do you want to do now?
o These questions help students come to closure concerning a plan of action that will resolve the conflict between their behavior and the rights of others
Question 6. "What will happen if you disrupt again?

o This question should always be asked, even if students have already reflected and decided to change how they want to be o The reason for being asked this question is for them to show a clear understanding of school procedures for those who continually disrupt, namely, to be sent to the Responsible Thinking Classroom, where they are taught to make effective plans for resolving their problems
Why Is It Popular
Follows Journalistic Lens implicitly Effective practice Its language is considerate of other peoples feelings Creates mutual respect Non-punitive Deep Thinking Exercise for all Process becomes routine Focus is to teach students to account for him or herself
Problems with RTP

Has to be followed A Responsible Thinking consistently by Classroom may not be everyone feasible Takes a lot of time to Some students may establish the process enjoy being referred to the Responsible There is a cost to Thinking Classroom (a getting staff certified vacation from the to utilize RTP correctly regular classroom)
Christian Worldview with Scriptural Correlations

Freedom From Stress Book Publication (1993) relates to Redeem The Time (Ephesians 5:15, 16), Be Not Ignorant of Device (2 Cor. 2:11, Romans 11:25)and Virtuous Woman Men-tality (Proverbs 31:10-31) Largest concentration bases on Jesus Christ teachings on respecting all of man-kind, womankind and child-kind, even government officials (Matthew 19:14, Matthew 12:17 Matthew 26:11)
Christian Worldview with Scriptural Correlations The Bible and the RTP is very explicit about the principle of reaping what we sow
Galatians 6:7, 2 Corinthians 9:6-8, Luke 6:38 , Galatians 6:7-10 , Galatians 6:6-10 , 2 Corinthians 9:6
theresponsiblethinkingprocess.wikispaces.com/
Duffy, S., (2013). Responsible thinking process. Retrieved from http://prezi.com/nqdw1o-xpzf1/responsi Nickols, F., (2013). In memoriam: Edward t. powers. Retrieved from http://www.iapct.org/ Morrison, N., (2013). Copy of responsible thinking process. Retrieved from http://prezi.com/3qogscqqdy2w/copy-of-responsible-thinking-process-rtp/ ble-thinking-process/ Nguyen-Thuy, L., (2012). Responsible thinking process (RTP). Retrieved from http://prezi.com/vwtl31kidqax/responsible-thinking-process-rtp/ Responsiblethinking. (2013). Brief summary of Ed Ford's background. Retrieved from http://responsiblethinking.com/About_Ed-Ford.htm

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Group One: Dionne and Nathan

Ed Ford the Author

Works Contributed to:

The Control Theory Approach

The Responsible Thinking Process

Questions to Propel RTP

Question 2: "What are the rules?

Questions to Propel RTP

Question 4: "Is this what you want to happen?"

Questions to Propel RTP

Question 6. "What will happen if you disrupt again?

Problems with RTP

Christian Worldview with Scriptural Correlations

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