List Books » Positive Discipline in the Classroom: Developing Mutual Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in Your Classroom
Authors: Jane Nelsen, H. Stephen Glenn, Lynn Lott
ISBN-13: 9780761524212, ISBN-10: 0761524215
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Date Published: March 2000
Edition: Revised
Jane Nelson, Ed.D., coauthor of the bestselling Positive Discipline series, is a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist. Her books have sold more than a million copies
Lynn Lott, M.A., a nationally known speaker and therapist, has coauthored three other books in the Positive Discipline series.
H. Stephen Glenn, Ph.D., also a popular speaker, is the coauthor of the bestselling classics Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World and 7 Strategies for Developing Capable Students (both from Prima).
The Acclaimed Bestseller That Can Improve Your Classroom Experience Forever!
Over the years, millions of parents have come to trust the classic Positive Discipline series for its consistent, commmonsense approach to child rearing. Hundreds of schools also use these amazingly effective strategies for restoring order and civility to today's turbulent classrooms. Now you too can use this philosophy as a foundation for fostering cooperation, problem-solving skills, and mutual respect in children. Imagine, instead of controlling behavior, you can be teaching; instead of confronting apathy, you will enjoy motivated, eager students! Inside, you'll discover 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
·Understand the motivation behind students' behavior instead of looking for causes
·And much more!
Over 1 million Positive Discipline books sold!
Introduction | ||
Ch. 1 | The Positive Discipline Dream | 1 |
Ch. 2 | The Message of Caring | 17 |
Ch. 3 | Building Blocks for Effective Class Meetings | 37 |
Ch. 4 | Strengthening Communication Skills | 57 |
Ch. 5 | Why People Do What They Do | 71 |
Ch. 6 | Effective Problem-Solving Skills | 87 |
Ch. 7 | Focusing on Solutions Instead of Punishment | 101 |
Ch. 8 | Putting It All Together | 113 |
Ch. 9 | Expanding Class-Meeting Skills | 121 |
Ch. 10 | Questions and Answers About Class Meetings | 135 |
Ch. 11 | Positive Discipline Classroom Management Tools | 159 |
Ch. 12 | Teachers Helping Teachers Problem-Solving Steps and Encouragement Meetings | 185 |
Appendix | When Logical Consequences Are Appropriate | 203 |
Bibliography | 211 | |
Index | 215 |