Teaching Difficult Students : Blue Jays in the Classroom


Nicole M. Gnezda
Bok Engelsk 2004 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Lanham : : R&L Education, , 2004.
Omfang
1 online resource (143 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - TEACHING DIFFICULT STUDENTS; CONTENTS; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Blue Jays; 1 How the Universe Works; 2 Vision; 3 Why Kids Behave the Way They Do and What We Can Do about It; 4 It Matters How We Treat Difficult Kids; 5 It's All about the Soil: A Parable; 6 Reconsidering Assumptions: Cleaning Out Our Brains; 7 The Poor Get Poorer: Why Rewards and Punishments Do Not Work; 8 We Won't Be Wimps!; 9 More about Courage; 10 Keeping It Simple; 11 Why Bother?; 12 The Ultimate View; References; Index; About the Author. - Here is an easy-to-read and inspiring text that explores the nature of young people and the effects traditional discipline strategies have on them. The author recommends humanistic approaches that promote personal growth in students rather than the common system of reward and punishment that aggravates underlying psychological issues and encourages resentment, retaliation, apathy, and failure.
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Behavior modification
Problem children - Education
School discipline
Education
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1578861756

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