In order for any classroom educator to create meaningful learning experiences he/she must ensure that students remain on task, feel their classroom is safe, and understand there are escalating consequences to inappropriate behavior.  Essentially, an educator must be equally proficient in classroom management and discipline as they are in articulating information.  My personal philosophy of classroom discipline begins with removing the opportunity for inappropriate behavior to occur.  This takes place in my lesson planning by anticipating unstructured time, making sure students are occupied throughout the class, and making high expectations for student work clear.  In addition to structuring lessons to minimize the opportunity for disruption a teacher needs to possess a sense of wherewithal to monitor their students.  During a class if a student appears to be bored or off task the educator needs to redirect that student or modify their instruction to refocus that student. This will help prevent boredom or distractedness from escalating into a disruptive instance which distracts the class from their learning objectives. However, despite these considerations, disruptions inevitably occur in the classroom.  It is at this point that students need to be aware of clear, escalating consequences for inappropriate behavior.  I believe the sequence of these consequences should be as follows. Firstly the student should be warned that their behavior is inappropriate and made aware of the consequences should behavior persist.  If the behavior continues the consequences, an example being a detention, need to be immediately enforced. Should the student continue to be disruptive the next step should be to contact a parent and make them aware of the trend of negative behavior.  Finally, if the student is unable to modify their behavior they should be referred to an administrator such as the Vice Principal.  These punitive actions, however, should be employed only after all avenues for minimizing the opportunity for disruptions and attempts at individualized instruction have failed.