Trouble-Free Teaching: Solutions to Behavior Problems in the Classroom

Trouble Free Teaching is a comprehensive introduction to classroom management. Distinguished by its attention to social, cultural, generational, and gender differences and by its eclectic approach, it presents successful classroom management as a three-stage process consisting of: 1. Avoidance of behavior problems through careful planning, organization, and classroom modification. 2. Group management to maintain general order and a positive learning enviroment. 3. Individualized management for students who have specific behavior problems. A wide variety of strategies from enviromental, psychodynamic, behavioral, and other models not only provide future educators with a balanced perspective but help them select the most appropriate solution for a particular behavior problem. Additionlly, valuable "Self-Insight" exercises help students learn how their own personalities, values, and philosophies of education can influence behavior assessment and the selection of classroom management techniques. --- from book's back cover