Responsibility in the Classroom: A Teacher's Guide to Understanding and Motivating Students (Raising Kids Who Can Series)

Lew, Amy; Bettner, Betty Lou

ISBN 10: 0962484105 / ISBN 13: 9780962484100

Published by Connexions Pr, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Responsibility in the Classroom: A Teacher's Guide to Understanding and Motivating Students (Raising Kids Who Can Series)
• Publisher: Connexions Pr
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0962484105
• ISBN 13: 9780962484100
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

In Responsibility in the Classroom Amy Lew and Betty Lou Bettner present a theoretical construct and practical, accessible strategies and suggestions for developing caring, respectful relationships between teachers and students and among students, and a cooperative classroom community. They provide a framework to help teachers understand childrens behavior and develop strategies for achieving the Crucial Cs: feeling connected, capable, knowing that you count, and developing courageTheir approach is an optimistic oneDeveloping the Crucial Cs becomes a guiding principle in creating a sense of community in the classroom. -Pamela Seigle, Director, Reach Out to Schools, Social Competency Program, The Stone Center at Wellesley College.

About the Author

As international spokespersons on a wide range of topics relating to marriage and family therapy, Drs. Lew and Bettner have appeared on radio and television talk shows throughout the country. They have been featured in dozens of respected national magazines and newspapers including: Child, Savvy, Redbook, Parents Magazine,The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Boston Globe and the Boston Herald. As Adlerian therapists, Drs. Lew, and Bettner are known for their innovative work in fostering family meetings, couple therapy and the use of early recollections in all types of therapy, They have presented seminars to parents, teachers, and fellow counselors in many countries, including Czech, Holland, Russia, Canada, Puerto Rico, Lithuania, Estonia, Ireland and England. Drs. Bettner and Lew bring an international perspective on the fundamental elements necessary to foster strong positive relationships between parents and children, as well as adult couples. Dr. Lew is on the faculty of the Family Institute of Cambridge and maintains a private practice in family, couple and individual counseling in Newton, Massachusetts. She is the mother of two grown daughters. Dr. Bettner has her private practice specializing in individual, couple and family counseling and is the Director of the Family Education Center in Springfield, Pennsylvania. She is the mother of three sons and a daughter and former foster care mother of fifteen.