Positive Discipline in the Classroom: Developing Mutual Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in Your Classroom

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Harmony/Rodale, 2013 M07 16 - 272 pages
The Acclaimed Bestseller That Can Improve Your Classroom Experience Forever!
 
Over the years millions of parents and teachers have used the amazingly effective strategies of Positive Discipline to restore order and civility to their classrooms and homes. And in today's classroom, where teachers must compete with digital distractions for their students' attention while trying to satisfy increasingly demanding academic standards, it is more important than ever that educators be able to combat apathy, instill vital problem-solving skills, and create a climate that maximizes learning.
 
Now you too can use the time tested Positive Discipline strategies as a foundation for fostering cooperation, problem-solving skills, and mutual respect in children. This new edition of Positive Discipline in the Classroom is updated with essential tools for the modern teacher. Imagine, instead of controlling behavior, you can be teaching; instead of confronting apathy, you will enjoy motivated, eager students! Inside, you'll learn how to:
·Create a classroom climate that enhances academic learning
·Use encouragement rather than praise and rewards
·Instill valuable social skills and positive behavior through the use of class meetings
-Learn why involving students in solving problems is much more effective than punishment
·Understand the motivation behind students' behavior instead of looking for causes
·And much more!


A must for every educator. The jargon-free concepts and strategies are easy to follow and have changed my life as a principal, as well as the lives of my teachers and students.” – Bill Scott, Principal of Birney Elementary, Marietta, Georgia
 
“This book should be standard operating procedure. I highly recommend it to anyone who seeks to teach young people!” – Robert W. Reasoner, president of the International Council for Self-Esteem
 
Transforms the way teachers view themselves and their students. The activities in this book show how learning shifts from head to heart, where positive change can really take route.” – Dina Emser, M.A., former elementary school principal and education consultant
 

Contents

An Encouragement Model
1
A Paradigm Shift
13
Leadership Styles
29
Why People Do What They Do
55
Connection Before Correction
73
Respectful Communication Skills
89
Focusing on Solutions
107
Classroom Management Tools
121
Taking the Hassles out of Homework
159
Part 1
167
Part 2
187
Questions and Answers About Class Meetings
209
Conclusion
235
Acknowledgments
239
Bibliography
241
Index
245

SolutionOriented Approaches to Bullying
145

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About the author (2013)

JANE NELSEN, Ed.D., is a licensed family and child therapist and an internationally known speaker LYNN LOTT, M.A., M.F.T., is a therapist and author of more than 18 books and manuals including four in the Positive Discipline series. H. STEPHEN GLENN, Ph.D. was the coauthor of the bestselling classic Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World.

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