Smart Discipline for the Classroom: Respect and Cooperation Restored

"Here is a commonsense, practical approach to good discipline. Well organized, logical, and sequential, it′s like having a tool box filled with tools." Curt Boudreaux, Retired Principal Education and Business Consultant "Larry Koenig′s ideas put teachers in charge of the classroom." John Yunker, Licensed Psychologist Consultant to the Miriam School "Koenig′s program helps teachers identify negative behaviors, develop behaviors and attitudes that are conducive to learning, allowing teachers to regain control of the learning process." Joe Neil Gross, Ed.D. Director, Hominy Health Services Center In this newly revised edition, Larry Koenig teaches the skills you need to succeed with your most challenging discipline problems. And best of all, his system can be individualized for any setting. Koenig divides his strategies into two parts. "Plan A" consists of quick, effective methods for gaining immediate cooperation. "Plan B" gives you more comprehensive, progressive techniques designed to handle the more difficult challenges. Koenig dedicates a chapter to strategies involving students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The book allows you to pick and choose what will work best in your particular situation using the specific techniques demonstrated. Concerned educators like you need specific, real-world strategies for handling the difficult situations encountered in every classroom. You need to know how to avoid the power struggles that can occur when discipline is first introduced. You must create an atmosphere of respect among teachers and students. This book gives you the skills to succeed in maintaining discipline, while encouraging healthy self-esteem and motivating students to do their very best.

Larry Koenig is a nationally known expert on school discipline. He has worked extensively with children and adolescents in classrooms, youth development centers, and hospitals. A humorous public speaker, Dr. Koenig has the unique ability to talk about exactly what is going on in today’s classrooms and to give both meaningful and practical advice. Dr. Koenig is the creator of the Smart Discipline System. Using this system, he has trained thousands of teachers in strategies for building students’ self-esteem and classroom discipline.