Discipline in the Secondary Classroom: A Problem-by-Problem Survival Guide

Proven solutions to 42 common school behavior problems and practical techniques for motivating and managing teens, including how to control talking back or swearing...incomplete assignments...fighting...cheating... smoking or drug use...violence or property destruction...failure to follow directions...and more.

Randall S. Sprick, Ph.D. (University of Oregon) has been a classroom teacher of students with emotional and behavioral problems and has also worked with both elementary and secondary students in regular classrooms as a supervisor and educational consultant.

Dr. Sprick is currently director of Instructional Resources, a company that provides inservice development programs to school districts throughout the country. Each year he conducts workshops and classes for over 4,000 teachers and administrators, and much of his work involves helping teachers set up classrooms that encourage student responsibility and motivation, while dealing effectively with the various problems that arise.