Description

It's every educators worst fear: losing control of the classroom. Reset the focus of challenging and resistant students with this practical resource on classroom management, discipline, and motivation. Allen and Brian Mendler re-examine the root causes of student misbehavior and offer a range of easy-to-implement instructions and activities, along with real-world stories of these strategies in action, to prevent and defuse disruptive classroom behaviors.

• Understand the hostility cycle and how to break it.
• Gain in-class and out-of-class strategies for relationship building.
• Find ways to help defiant students be successful in the classroom.
• Learn effective language to use with difficult or resistant students.
• Use an interest inventory to stay attuned to your students' needs.