Solving Thorny Behavior Problems: How Teachers and Students Can Work Together

by Caltha Crowe, Alice Yang (Editor)

Solving difficult behavior problems with children leads to long-lasting change. Arguing, excluding classmates, forming cliques, "forgetting" to do homework, balking at sharing, refusing to do work—these common but challenging misbehaviors often disrupt learning, frustrate children, and exhaust teachers. Veteran educator Caltha Crowe shares five practical strategies that will help teachers and children solve these problems together. You'll learn to With warmth, wit, and deep insight into classroom life, Crowe offers abundant guidance to help you use the strategies. She supports you True stories from classrooms, actual dialogues with students, and answers to real teachers' questions make for a lively book with an authentic and encouraging teacher voice. Throughout, Crowe never wavers in her belief in building classroom community through kind, respectful collaboration with children. K-6

Genres: Teaching, Nonfiction, Education

299 pages, Paperback

First published March 17, 2009

Reviews

[Melanie Wiggins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read for all teachers, especially in urban schools. These methods will be invaluable for me moving forward in my career!

[Danette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Based on the Responsive Classroom approach, this book offers some solid strategies for dealing with problem behaviors that disrupt the classroom. I will definately use the strategies in this book in my classroom. Most of all, I love that she uses the students themselves in her problem solving strategies. Children are more invested in the success of a strategy if they were involved in the decision making process for it.

[Librarylady90 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provides useful, pragmatic strategies for dealing with students who are having difficult times. It reminds a teacher of just how many different tools s/he has to use, and when each works best.

[Mallory · Rating 3 out of 5]

It makes me feel old when non-fiction, textbooks, are what I am reviewing on goodreads. But this is a textbook that I am actually keeping. I really enjoyed reading it and what to apply all of the ideas that I read into my classroom. A recommendation for constructivist teachers.

[Elizabeth Caroli]

Always a wonderful resource for those pesky problems that arise in classrooms!