One thing that every teacher learns early in his or her career is that everyday we need to be prepared with a variety of methods to handle different students. I have used Plan A in my classroom most often in September when setting boundaries in the class. Most students just need to see that this is a consequence for their actions. Very often it only happens once and lesson is learned. It does at time escalate to an argument, which I always try to avoid. At those times it is helpful to pause and finish the discussion at another time.
Plan B is a helpful to students that may not like being told what to do. Having them be a part of the plan, makes them fight it less and want to be successful. This happens most often in my classroom with students that seem to have a behavior issue in multiple classes and a plan is developed to help them be successful. I have found that it also can be helpful to get to know more about this student. A personal connection can often go a long way.
Plan B is a helpful to students that may not like being told what to do. Having them be a part of the plan, makes them fight it less and want to be successful. This happens most often in my classroom with students that seem to have a behavior issue in multiple classes and a plan is developed to help them be successful. I have found that it also can be helpful to get to know more about this student. A personal connection can often go a long way.