Students Who Drive You Crazy - Couverture souple

Kottler, Jeffrey A

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1412965292 ISBN 13 : 9781412965293

Editeur : Corwin, 2008

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Students Who Drive You Crazy: Succeeding With Resistant, Unmotivated, and Otherwise Difficult Young People, Second Edition, provides educators with a model for assessing, under¡standing, and responding to their most challenging interactions at school, whether with students, parents, or colleagues. The book addresses some of the most difficult problems educators face today: gangs, violence, disrespect, addictions, verbal abuse, lack of motivation, and obtrusiveness. The author covers the kinds of conflicted relationships that occupy so much time and energy and that can often challenge an educator'sápersonal life as well as professional morale. In addition to synthesizing the theory and research on the subject of difficult student relationships, this resource presents interviews with practicing teachers, counselors, and school admin¡istrators and with current andáformer students were known to drive teachers crazy. All voices speak clearly about their sources of frustration and highlight the elements that made the greatest difference in overcoming obstacles.The updated edition features activities for professional development in each chapter to help readers extend and personalize the content; expanded discussion of the types of challenging student behaviors; additional tips for developing active listening skills to improve communication with students and parents; suggestions for creating caring communities in the classroom; a new section on dealing with aggressive and violent behavior; information on understanding parent behavior and suggestions for building positive connections with families; and additional tables and chartsáthat summarize key points. (20080407)

Biographie de l'auteur :

Jeffrey A. Kottler has written over 70 books in the field for therapists, counselors, and teachers, including Compassionate Therapy: Working with Difficult Clients, On Being a Therapist, Bad Therapy: Master Therapists Share Their Worst Failures, Divine Madness, Stress Management and Prevention, and The Client Who Changed Me.

Jeffrey is professor and chair of the counseling department at California State University, Fullerton. He is also founder of the Madhav Ghimire Foundation that is devoted to providing educational opportunities for marginalized and neglected children in Nepal.

Ellen Kottler is currently a lecturer in the Department of Secondary Education at California State University, Fullerton. She has been a teacher in inner city schools as well as urban and rural settings. She also served as a curriculum specialist in social studies. Her areas of interest include beginning teacher support, social studies education, and supporting English language learners in the classroom. She is the author or coauthor of several articles and books for educators, including Secrets to Success for Social Studies Teachers, Counseling Skills for Teachers, Secrets to Success for Beginning Elementary Teachers, On Being a Teacher, and Secrets for Secondary School Teachers: How to Succeed in Your First Year. She received her EdS from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in instructional and curricular studies, her MA from Eastern Michigan University, and her BA from the University of Michigan.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Corwin
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1412965292
• ISBN 13: 9781412965293
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 168