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Teaching difficult students : blue jays in the classroom / Nicole M. Gnezda.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gnezda, Nicole M., 1952-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Problem children--Education.
- Problem children.
- Behavior modification.
- School discipline.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 127 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : ScarecrowEducation, 2005.
- Summary:
- Teaching Difficult Students: Blue Jays in the Classroom is an easy-to-read and inspiring text that explores the nature of young people and the effects of traditional disciplinary strategies. Nicole Gnezda 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. Discussions range from overarching philosophical perspectives to specific step-by-step instructions for more effective teaching.
- The ideas and stories in this book emanate from the experiences of a K-12 teacher whose personal life has been profoundly intertwined with the teaching profession. Teaching Difficult Students will be of interest to practicing and preservice teachers of all subject areas and grade levels.
- Contents:
- What can we do about knowledge?
- Educate
- Self-protection
- What can we do about self-protection?
- First do no harm, second build success
- Love
- What can we do about love?
- Love and model love
- Empowerment
- What can we do about empowerment?
- Give choices, responsibility, and guidance
- The relationship between love and empowerment
- It matters how we treat difficult kids
- It's all about the soil: a parable
- Reconsidering assumptions: cleaning out our brains
- About authority and respect
- About competition
- About motivation
- About "problem students"
- About labels
- Lazy
- Irresponsible
- Careless
- Just trying to get attention
- More thought about labels
- The poor get poorer: why reward and punishment do not work
- We won't be wimps!
- Clarity of thought
- Nurturing
- Relationship building
- More about courage
- Keeping it simple
- Why bother?
- Because of Carol
- Because of Leroy
- Because of Alexis
- The ultimate view.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-121) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1578861756
- OCLC:
- 55681936
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