Setting Limits in the Classroom: How to Move Beyond the Dance of Discipline in Today's Classrooms

Mackenzie, Robert J.

ISBN 10: 0761516751 / ISBN 13: 9780761516750

Published by Three Rivers Press, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Setting Limits in the Classroom: How to Move Beyond the Dance of Discipline in Today's Classrooms
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761516751
• ISBN 13: 9780761516750
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 10 ounces

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Synopsis

Disruptive behavior, power struggles, lack of motivation, attention deficit disorder€”at times the list of obstacles to teaching seems endless. That’s why thousands of teachers and child-care providers have turned to the solutions in Setting Limits in the Classroom. This fully updated and expanded third edition offers the most up-to-date alternatives to punishment and permissiveness€”moving beyond traditional methods that wear you down and get you nowhere.Topics include:• Eliminating power struggles and handling disruptions quickly• Establishing an effective environment for learning• Using natural and logical consequences to support your rules• Conducting proactive, focused parent conferences• New research and techniques for supporting special-needs childrenWith its new focus on younger students and special tools for handling ";strong-willed"; children, this edition offers schoolteachers the