| Every teacher struggles with classroom management | | | | takes someone to do the research to come up with |
| at some point in their career. The classes offered in | | | | an idea that really works and is applicable to our |
| most colleges talk about classroom discipline and | | | | profession. |
| student discipline, but much of the learning is left to the | | | | I am even going to approach my principal and ask her |
| educator when they get out into the work force and | | | | if she would consider buying copies for the staff. If you |
| begin teaching. | | | | are an administrator or know one, in my opinion this |
| I know as my wife and I both began teaching, we | | | | book is worth every penny you will spend on it for |
| each had our own classroom management issues and | | | | your staff. |
| being a young teacher, found it very difficult at times to | | | | Lee's book discusses many issues for today's teacher. |
| find a way to teach the students who wanted to learn | | | | Among the topics covered are |
| while controlling the ones who did not! I am of the belief | | | | 1. how to quiet a classroom |
| that as a professional, you never stop learning. Every | | | | 2. how to control behavior |
| teacher I know has to attend boring seminars and | | | | 3. how to earn the respect of your students |
| usesless workshops for one thing or another, with no | | | | 4. how to get rid of that sinking feeling you get when |
| relevance to their daily instruction whatsoever. There is | | | | you go to school. ( We have all been there at some |
| no PRACTICAL information that is available to the | | | | point) |
| teacher. | | | | I guess my reason for this endorsement is that I hate |
| I have found a book that I believe could revolutionize | | | | to see good teachers quit and change occupations |
| the field of education as we know it. The name of the | | | | because of "burn-out". I really believe that this book |
| book is Classroom Management 101 by Lee McIntyre. I | | | | may be the answer for some of my frustrated |
| read it and shared it with my wife and it really made a | | | | colleagues! |
| significant difference in our teaching. Sometimes it just | | | | |