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| All chapters begin with "The Hierarchy," "Principles of Classroom Management," and "Introduction." All chapters conclude with "Summary," "References," and "Exercises." | |
| Preface to the Fourth Edition | |
| Preface to the Third Edition | |
| Preface to the Second Edition | |
| Preface to the First Edition | |
| Foundations | |
| The Basics | |
| Defining the Process of Teaching | ... MORE |
| Getting Students to Respond | |
| "Why Study? We Don't Get Enough Time for the Test Anyway!" | |
| Principles of Classroom Management | |
| Professional Decision-Making Hierarchy | |
| The Vice-Principal Wants to See Whom? | |
| Nature of the Discipline Problem | |
| Defining a Discipline Problem | |
| Can a Teacher Be a Discipline Problem? | |
| Solving a Motivational Problem | |
| Extent of the Problem | |
| The Effect of Classroom Discipline Problems on Teaching and Learning | |
| Discipline A Costly Waste of Time | |
| The Ripple Effect | |
| Understanding Why Children Misbehave | |
| Societal Changes | |
| This Is the Greatest Thing That Has Happened to Me in Twenty Years of Teaching | |
| Who Really Cares? | |
| Failure to Meet Children's Basic Needs | |
| Hanging on the Corner | |
| Marital Conflict | |
| Forgetting to Sit Down | |
| There Must Be a Better Way | |
| Too Much Noise | |
| Afraid of Going to School | |
| Turning Off Students | |
| I'm Going to Be Sorry When Fifth Grade Is Over | |
| Children's Pursuit of Social Recognition and Self-Esteem | |
| Seeking Faulty Goals | |
| Stages of Cognitive and Moral Development | |
| "Get Out of My Face." | |
| Instructional Competence | |
| Not Being Able to Teach | |
| Philosophical Approaches to Classroom Management | |
| The Tricks-of-the-Trade Approach | |
| Teacher Power Bases | |
| The Involved Teacher | |
| Her Reputation Precedes Her | |
| "School Is Your Job." | |
| Going to Recess | |
| Theories of Classroom Management | |
| Handling Disruptive David | |
| Prevention | |
| The Professional Teacher | |
| The Basics of Effective Teaching | |
| The Popcorn Popper | |
| Talking Between Classes | |
| Nonconstructive Feedback | |
| Beyond the Basics | |
| Cooperative Learning in Biology | |
| Three Years of History Rolled into One | |
| Structuring the Environment | |
| Designing the Physical Classroom Environment | |
| Establishing Classroom Guidelines | |
| Fourteen to Ten, Music Wins | |
| Having Your Name Placed on the Board Isn't Always Bad | |
| "I Don't Know if I Can Remember." | |
| "I'm Not Promising Anything." | |
| Calling Out Correct Answers | |
| The Smiley Face Self-Analysis | |
| The Cultural Embeddedness of Rules and Guidelines | |
| Creating Group Norms to Structure Appropriate Behavior | |
| Managing Common Misbehavior Problems | |
| Coping with Common Misbehavior Problems Nonverbal Interventions | |
| Prerequisites to Management | |
| Surface Behaviors | |
| "... 3,2,1, Blast Off." | |
| Proactive Intervention Skills | |
| Remedial Intervention Skills | |
| Effectiveness of Nonverbal Coping Skills | |
| Notes versus Math | |
| Let Your Fingers Do the Walking | |
| Coping with Common Misbehavior Problems Verbal Interventions and Use of Logical Consequences | |
| Blowing His Stack | |
| Classroom Verbal Intervention | |
| Jimmy, the Little Sneak | |
| Comply or Face the Logical Consequences "You Have a Choice." | |
| When "You Have a Choice" Doesn't Work | |
| "Doing Nothin'." | |
| Solving Chronic Behavior Problems | |
| Classroom Interventions for Chronic Problems | |
| "I Just Dropped My Book." | |
| Relationship Building | |
| Darnell | |
| Relating to Cindy | |
| Breaking the Cycle of Discouragement | |
| Short-Term Problem Solving Techniques | |
| Seeking Outside Assistance | |
| The Nature of Persisting Misbehavior | |
| When Outside Assistance Is Needed | |
| The Referral Process | |
| Working with Parents | |
| "In Order to Drive, You Must Speak Spanish." | |
| "Won't Be Much Help." | |
| Symptoms of Serious Problems | |
| Legal Aspects of Seeking Outside Assistance | |
| Appendix: The Discipline Problem Analysis Inventory (DPAI) | |
| Have I Done All I Can to Prevent Misbehavior? | |
| The Basics | |
| Nature of the Discipline Problem | |
| Understanding Why Children Misbehave | |
| Philosophical Approaches to Classroom Management | |
| The Professional Teacher | |
| Structuring the Environment | |
| Am I Effectively Resolving Misbehavior? | |
| Coping with Common Misbehavior Problems Nonverbal Intervention | |
| Coping with Common Misbehavior Problems Verbal Interventions and Use of Logical Consequences | |
| Classroom Interventions for Chronic Problems | |
| Seeking Outside Assistance | |
| Index | |
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