Making good choices : developing responsibility, respect, and self-discipline in grades 4-9 /
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Thousand Oaks, CA :
Corwin Press,
[2003]
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Table of Contents:
- The classroom as a laboratory for life : ages 9 through 15 are a twilight zone between childhood and functioning adulthood
- Eight objectives and ten guidelines for using this book : introducing eight strategies with language and examples that you can refine to fit your students as you know them
- Accepting responsibility : strategy question 1, who is responsible for one's behavior?
- Who's in charge? : strategy question 2, what is the difference between internal and external control?
- The art of prediction : strategy question 3, why is prediction an important life skill?
- Take time to plan : strategy question 4, what do students need to know about planning?
- Learning from mistakes : strategy question 5, how do students learn that mistakes can be an opportunity for learning?
- Effective communication : strategy question 6, what do students need to know about direct communication, aggressive behavior, and passive aggressive behavior?
- Rules, rules, rules! : strategy question 7, how do students and teachers formulate classroom rules that promote responsibility and respect?
- The classroom as community : strategy question 8, how do students create, recognize, and develop commitment to a classroom community?