- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 2 edition (April 3 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0787977950
- ISBN-13: 978-0787977955
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 21.4 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 839 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #436,973 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"With its practical and proactive strategies for motivating reluctant students, preventing potential classroom disruptions, and managing challenging adolescent behavior, Discipline in the Secondary Classroom is an invaluable tool for both beginning and ‘seasoned’ high school teachers."
—Carolyn Novelly, resource teacher and behavior coach, Duval County Public Schools, Jacksonville, Florida
—Carolyn Novelly, resource teacher and behavior coach, Duval County Public Schools, Jacksonville, Florida
"Discipline in the Secondary Classroom offers educators practical and purposeful strategies that work in every learning environment. Effective application of the skills and methods in this book will lead to student academic and behavioral success."
—Sharon Collins, principal, Interlake High School, Bellevue, Washington
"The ‘Crowning Jewel’ for all high schools from Randy Sprick, the premier expert on Safe and Civil Schools. A practical, hands-on, and easily integrated approach to safer classrooms, schools and high performing students."
—Teri Harper, teacher, Tates Creek High School, Lexington, Kentucky
"Secondary school staff interested in learning how to use more of their classroom time for genuine instruction and less time reacting to discipline problems will find the information and ideas in this book invaluable. This is an absolute must for trainers of secondary staff as well."
—Laura Matson, program specialist, Learning Support Services, Franklin Pierce School District, Tacoma, Washington
"I am a leader of a high diversity high school that is establishing and implementing beliefs, rituals, and traditions connecting school learning to life skills for success for all students. Dr. Sprick's book was our road map for success. ‘a must read’."
—Jackie Lewis, assistant principal, Evergreen High School, Seattle, Washington
"This is a must have for all secondary educators! It will transform your school culture while promoting productivity, safety and civility within the classroom."
—Gina Tomas, high school principal, Houston, Texas
"This book is the first classroom management tool I've seen that made an immediate difference in my class. It's easy to implement and is an effective means of not only stopping misbehavior before it starts, but of helping students take responsibility for changing their behavior."
—Kelley Sullivan, high school teacher, Teacher Trainer of CHAMPs, Houston, Texas
Book Description
Discipline and lack of motivation are two of the most vexing problems facing teachers today. Discipline in the Secondary Classroom, Second Edition gives high school teachers step-by-step guidance for designing a behavior management plan that will help prevent misbehavior and increase student motivation. The book is a hands-on resource that contains easy-to-implement strategies distilled from a research-based approach that is proactive, instructional, positive, and effective.
Discipline in the Secondary Classroom, Second Edition is filled with forms, samples, and evaluation tools that will help teachers continually fine-tune their management plan to reach more students. Both new and seasoned teachers will find this book invaluable for designing a management plan that prevents problems, motivates students, and teaches them to behave responsibly. The book also equips the teacher with techniques for responding to misbehavior in a calm and consistent manner.
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Discipline problems in school have always been and continue to be a leading frustration for teachers and, more and more often, a high-level concern for the public. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Proactive measures,
By Bridgette.mom.teacher "baasassy" (Michigan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Discipline in the Secondary Classroom: A Problem-by-Problem Survival Guide (Hardcover)
This is an excellent book for the secondary teacher. It provides an excellent starting point. It identifies ways to solve problems, as well as ways to prevent them in the first place. It also gives suggestions for grading, and ways of phrasing things such as classroom rules, without being too immature. Every new teacher should get this book to calm your jittery nerves!
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Practical Advice for any teacher, new or Old-Timer.,
By mlorenz@realtime.net (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Discipline in the Secondary Classroom: A Problem-by-Problem Survival Guide (Hardcover)
I first found this book 10 years ago. The summer after my first disasterous year of teaching. It armed me with the ability to plan a school year with confidence. The practical suggestions on how to begin a new semester and effective grading systems made a world of difference in my classroom. My students no longer had to second guess my actions, and niether did thier parents. Since then I have purchased an edition for each of my 6 student teachers and all of my 20 mentorees.
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Practical Advice for any teacher, new or Old-Timer.,
By mlorenz@realtime.net - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Discipline in the Secondary Classroom: A Problem-by-Problem Survival Guide (Hardcover)
I first found this book 10 years ago. The summer after my first disasterous year of teaching. It armed me with the ability to plan a school year with confidence. The practical suggestions on how to begin a new semester and effective grading systems made a world of difference in my classroom. My students no longer had to second guess my actions, and niether did thier parents. Since then I have purchased an edition for each of my 6 student teachers and all of my 20 mentorees.
42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Proactive measures,
By Bridgette.mom.teacher "baasassy" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Discipline in the Secondary Classroom: A Problem-by-Problem Survival Guide (Hardcover)
This is an excellent book for the secondary teacher. It provides an excellent starting point. It identifies ways to solve problems, as well as ways to prevent them in the first place. It also gives suggestions for grading, and ways of phrasing things such as classroom rules, without being too immature. Every new teacher should get this book to calm your jittery nerves!
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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A Practical How-To Guide, Especially for Challenging Students,
By Jan Peczkis "Scholar and Thinker" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Discipline in the Secondary Classroom: A Positive Approach to Behavior Management (Paperback)
Far from being dry theory or college-class textbook, this book is full of useful methods for dealing with classroom-management situations.Sprick suggests, first of all, which behaviors to ignore. These can include comments such as "More junk to do!" Talking back can be handled initially by a mild consequence. This allows the student a graceful means of backing off. Individuals who talk at inappropriate times can be given a standing time out. Cheating should be handled in private, so that the student doesn't feel the need to create a power struggle with the teacher in order to save face in front of peers. The author describes a classwide reinforcement system that can be used to gain control of a chaotic, unmotivated classroom. Points accumulate towards a student-chosen reward, such as free time, one class period outdoors, etc. If one student chronically defies the system, he is informed that he is no longer part of the classwide-reward system, and is now subject to an individual-reward system. Sprick recommends the inclusion of cooperation as part of individual grades for classes with low-achieving students. For instance, the class-participation-and-effort grade can represent 60% of the students' total grade. Two points can be earned whenever students are quietly in their seats, with proper classroom materials and readiness for work, one minute after the bell rings. More points can be earned when all students follow all directions and attend to instruction. Students who misbehave can be fined individual points. The remaining 40% of the grade is based on academic content. As an experienced teacher, I personally found many of Sprick's suggestions for classroom management to be quite useful. |
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