Teaching Discipline & Self-Respect: Effective Strategies, Anecdotes, and Lessons for Successful Classroom Management » (1st Edition)

Used successfully in culturally, economically, and academically diverse classrooms, these strategies and activities focus on developing students' self-esteem, self-image, and self-responsibility.

Foreword   Jeffrey R. Ryan     ix
Acknowledgments     xi
About the Author     xv
Introduction: About This Book     1
The Boatman and the Passenger     1
What Is Teaching Discipline and Self-Respect?     3
Outcomes of Teaching Discipline and Self-Respect     4
Chapter Organization     5
Building Cooperation and a Community of Learners     7
The Heart of an Eagle     8
Rapport: The Power of Relationships     9
Outcomes of Establishing Rapport     9
How to Develop Rapport     10
Techniques for Creating Dialogue     16
Strategies for Creating Cooperation     22
Building a Community of Learners     25
Creating Classroom Procedures and Routines     29
Changing Behavior Cycles     29
Discipline Versus Punishment     30
Alternatives to Punishment     33
Classroom Procedures and Routines     35
Teaching Classroom Procedures and Routines     37
Steps for Teaching Procedures and Routines     39
Thinking Signs     42
Follow-Up Feedback     42
Teaching Discipline and Self-Respect     51
Who's in Charge? Establishing Authority     51
Promoting Desirable Behavior     57
Promoting Desirable Behavior Outside the Classroom     61
Inviting Cooperation     63
Scenarios for Creating Cooperation in the Classroom     64
Offering Choices-Within Limits     66
Academic Choice     70
Avoiding Power Struggles     71
Setting Limits Through Thinking Words     71
The Criticism Trap     73
Strategies Impacting Positive Discipline and Self-Respect     77
Time Out     77
Repeating     83
Redirecting     84
Momentum     86
Self-Monitoring Checklist     88
Self-Control Cards     91
Staying in the Present     92
Collaborative Teaming: Many Heads Are Better Than One     95
Changing Eleven Negative Behavior Cycles     101
The Class Bully     102
The Class Clown     110
The Interrupter     111
The Disorganized Student     112
The Overly Sensitive Student     113
The Teaser     113
The Property Destroyer     114
The Fighter      115
The Student Who Feels Stupid     116
The Nervous Student     117
The Student Who Makes Sexual Overtones     118
Understanding Diverse Students and Difficult Circumstances     121
Working With Students and Families Who Are Disadvantaged     121
Scenarios for Responding to Events: Internal Voices     123
Understanding Culture and Linguistic Differences     135
ADHD: A Mistaken Disorder     145
Enhancing the Potential of All Students     152
Managing Your Stress: Help for Educators     155
Avoiding Burnout     155
Maintaining a Positive Mental Attitude: 15 Steps     167
Releasing Stress     168
Concluding Thoughts     173
References     175
Index     177