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Classroom Discipline 101 by Craig Seganti

On 6/26/09, sherill wrote:
> "Reluctant Disciplinarian: Advice on Classroom Management From a
> Softy who Became (Eventually) a Successful Teacher" by Gary
> Rubinstein and Larry Nolte
> - I wish I had read this during my first year of teaching!
>
> "Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside
> Room 56" by Rafe Esquith
>
> "Conscious Classroom Management: Unlocking the Secrets of Great
> Teaching" by Rick Smith
> - I just got this book in the mail and haven't read it yet. The
> table of contents though look promising...
>
> Books are great, they give you good ideas and encouragement that
> you will survive. Be careful about absorbing too much information
> though - I just got overwhelmed with all the different classroom
> management systems that I couldn't do any of it. That's one reason
> that I like that Reluctant Disciplinarian book - it basically says
> that before you can implement any "system," you must first know
> thyself - find out who you are in the classroom. Then, your
> management style can evolve. Of course, there are basic principals
> that must be followed, but your personal style of classroom
> management will take time and then will need to adapt to different
> class personalities along the way.
>
> Just don't feel pressured to follow just one system!
>
>
>

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