"The ultimate objectives of classroom discipline and management systems are: (1) to create and maintain environments where learning is nurtured, valued, and efficiently implemented; and (2) to develop self-discipline and self-control in learners. To accomplish these objectives, teachers need to adopt relevant instructional and management strategies that are derived from scientifically tested and verified theories. Choice Theory, the focus of this article, has been implemented successfully by teachers and administrators in elementary, middle, and high school environments."