Teaching difficult students : blue jays in the classroom / Nicole M. Gnezda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gnezda, Nicole M., 1952-

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School discipline.

Problem children--Education.

Behavior modification.

Problem children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (143 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2005.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : ScarecrowEducation, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-121).

Print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-41659-3

979-82-16-24488-2

1-61048-263-8

OCLC:

859155396