My favorite part of this whole book is that there are so many examples. And this chapter was an example in itself showing how a school implemented the love and logic belief system. One piece of advice that stood out to me was "Use thinking words instead of fighting words." If you can make this an automatic reaction, I think it would make a huge difference. Some kids come to school just waiting to argue and fight with the teacher or other students. If those students don't get the same "fighting back" response, they will most likely change their behavior. And you're not just ignoring the problem, you're giving them the power to change their behavior instead of being forced.
The "time-out room" surprised me. My first thought was who was going to be in the room supervising all day every day? I understand that students need a cool down period, but if a student is angry they probably won't be heading straight for the time-out room. I'm sure they'll be slowly making pit stops along the way. Also, I don't think they specified how long the students were supposed to stay in the time-out room. In the previous chapter, the authors discussed the negative sides of detention and I don't see this as very different from detention.
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