I agree with Heather that Wong's book was not that helpful to me. The wonderful teacher from my school who conducted a short session on classroom management for new teachers said that Wong advocated a very teacher-centered approach to discipline, and that this is maybe more useful for the primary grades than middle school.
We use Capturing Kids' Hearts at our school. It is a very cooperative form of discipline, with students learning to be accountable for their actions and with teachers learning to be better leaders.... how to establish relationships with and encourage students, make them feel important, etc. We use social contracts, etc. Responsive Classroom is fabulous, though, if you are looking for books to purchase.....Rules in School, the Morning Meeting Book, etc. I also like Cooperative Discipline, Maintaining Sanity in the Classroom, and Life in a Crowded Place. May On Apr 10, 2007, at 7:43 PM, Heather Poland wrote: > I'm one of the ones who didn't really like Wong's book, but there are > some > good ideas and it is worth reading and taking what you think will work > for > you :) _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
