The Caring Teacher's Guide to Discipline; Helping Young Students Learn Self-Control, Responsibility, and Respect

by Gootman, Marilyn

• ISBN13: 9780761976851
• ISBN10: 076197685X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-10
• Publisher: Corwin Pr
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Summary

With updated insight and a new chapter on bullying, this second edition of a powerful classic is a necessary resource for new and experienced teachers alike.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Carl B. Glickman
Acknowledgments	xi
About the Author	xiii
Introduction: Caring Teachers Can Make a Difference	1	(1)
What Is Caring Teacher Discipline?	2	(1)
Caring Teacher Discipline Saves Time and Reduces Stress	3	(1)
Caring Teacher Discipline: An Approach for All Students	4	(1)
Caring Teacher Discipline: An Approach for Students With Behavior and Learning Problems	5	(1)
Caring Teacher Discipline: Violence Prevention and Character Education That Lasts	6	(2)
Three Basic Assumptions	8	(4)
Catch-22	12	(4)
Engaging Parents as Partners in Discipline	16	(3)
Summary of Main Points	19	(2)
Setting the Stage for Appropriate Behavior	21	(13)
Organization	22	(8)
Modeling	30	(2)
Summary of Main Points	32	(2)
Expectations, Limits, and Rules	34	(15)
Unreasonable Barricades: How Students Respond	35	(2)
No Fences: How Students Respond	37	(1)
Waist-High Fences: How Students Respond	38	(1)
How to Build Waist-High Fences	39	(9)
Summary of Main Points	48	(1)
Encouragement, Praise, and Rewards	49	(19)
Expecting the Positive	49	(1)
Praising	50	(8)
The Artful Critique	58	(2)
Rewarding	60	(7)
Summary of Main Points	67	(1)
Creating a Community of Caring Listeners and Talkers	68	(20)
Recognizing and Labeling Feelings	69	(5)
Communicating Feelings Nonhurtfully	74	(3)
Listening to Others	77	(2)
Communication, Collaboration, and Cooperation	79	(1)
Caring Teacher Listening: A Preventive Discipline Tool	80	(7)
Summary of Main Points	87	(1)
Harnessing and Channeling Anger Into Constructive Outlets	88	(22)
Defusing Student Anger on the Spot	88	(5)
Helping Students Harness Anger	93	(5)
Preventing Student Anger	98	(5)
Harnessing Our Own Anger	103	(6)
Summary of Main Points	109	(1)
What to Do After Students Misbehave	110	(19)
Low-Key Discipline	110	(3)
Discipline With a Capital D	113	(15)
Summary of Main Points	128	(1)
Problem Solving as a Tool for Teachers	129	(14)
Problem-Solving Steps	130	(1)
Problem Solving as a Discipline Tool for Teachers	131	(10)
Summary of Main Points	141	(2)
Problem Solving as a Tool for Students	143	(21)
The Three Rs of the Problem-Solving Process	143	(3)
The Benefits of Problem Solving for Students	146	(1)
Teaching Our Students Problem Solving	147	(2)
What Students Learn From Social Problem Solving	149	(1)
Examples of Social Problem Solving	150	(6)
Contract for Prevention	156	(1)
Problem Solving for Resolving Conflict	156	(4)
Group Problem Solving	160	(3)
Summary of Main Points	163	(1)
Strategies for Chronic, Annoying Misbehaviors	164	(15)
Kinds of Misbehaviors	166	(12)
Summary of Main Points	178	(1)
Bullying: Prevention and Intervention	179	(7)
Definition of Bullying	180	(1)
Intervention	181	(2)
Prevention	183	(2)
Summary of Main Points	185	(1)
Enhancing Resilience: Strategies for Misbehavior Resulting From Childhood Trauma	186	(16)
What Is Childhood Trauma?	187	(2)
Our Role	189	(1)
Behavior Problems That Could Be Manifestations of Trauma	190	(11)
Conclusion	201	(1)
Summary of Main Points	201	(1)
Conclusion	202	(1)
Resource A---Suggested Readings	203	(3)
Resource B---Recommended Programs	206	(3)
References	209	(10)
Index	219