Students Who Drive You Crazy: Succeeding With Resistant, Unmotivated, and Otherwise Difficult Young People - Softcover

Kottler, Jeffrey A.; Kottler, Ellen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412965292 ISBN 13: 9781412965293

Publisher: Corwin, 2008

Synopsis

Take a proactive approach with your most challenging students!

This second edition of a bestseller gives teachers a model to assess, understand, and respond to challenging students, plus new tables, charts, and reflection questions. Offering real-life scenarios from interviews with teachers, counselors, and school administrators, this updated volume provides:

• More tips for developing active listening skills that improve communication with students 
• Suggestions for creating caring communities in the classroom
• A new section on dealing with aggressive and violent behavior
• Information on understanding parent behavior and suggestions for building positive connections with parents and families

About this title

About the Author:

Ellen Kottler, Ed.S., has been a teacher for over 30 years in public and private schools, alternative schools, adult education programs, and universities. She has worked in inner-city schools as well as in suburban and rural set­tings. She was a curriculum specialist in charge of secondary social studies and law-related education for one of the country’s largest school districts. Ellen is the author or coauthor of several books for educators, including Secrets for Secondary School Teachers: How to Succeed in Your First Year, On Being a Teacher, Secrets for Beginning Elementary School Teachers, Counseling Skills for Teachers, English Language Learners in Your Classroom: Strategies That Work, Secrets to Success for Science Teachers, and Students Who Drive You Crazy: Succeeding with Resistant, Unmotivated, and Otherwise Difficult Young People.

She teaches secondary education and supervises intern teachers at California State University, Fullerton.

Review:

"An absolutely necessary read for educators. The commonsense model assesses and outlines how to respond to challenging students, parents, and colleagues. This work is making a difference in my school." -- Bonnie Tryon, Principal Published On: 2008-04-07

"This book offers strategies, understanding, and hope for practicing educators who find themselves struggling with particular students on a daily basis and who want to reach out to students to help them reach their educational goals." -- Danielle Torres, Assistant Professor of School Counseling Published On: 2008-04-07

"The book is a compact overview of the equivalent of an entire college course, blending student psychology, classroom management, and introduction to counseling." -- Katy Olweiler, Middle School Counselor Published On: 2008-04-07

"With its person-in-environment analysis and intervention model, this book is a good resource in the library of a school social worker. It allows for balanced and nuanced consideration of behavior and provides a framework for ethical and culturally competent practice." -- David Roden, School Social Worker Published On: 2011-11-18

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1412965292
• ISBN 13: 9781412965293
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 168