- ISBN13: 9780130452986
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For classroom teachers at all levels, here is a unique collection of practical, proven-effective techniques and ready-to-use tools for managing classroom behavior and creating the positive environment that students and teachers need to promote learning. Each classroom-tested strategy is presented in a simple-to-use format for quick reference that shows: What the technique or idea is, Why you need it, and How to make it work. Plus, the techniques are compl… More >>
One-Minute Discipline : Classroom Management Strategies That Work
#1 by Daria Doering on May 6th, 2010
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One-Minute Discipline is one of my all-time favorite books on teaching, and I’ve read a lot of books about teaching! It is about so much more than discipline. The section on “teaching philosophy” is profound. There are fantastic support ideas, lists, tips, techniques, forms, surveys and quotes on discipline, motivation (both student and teacher)and teaching.
My favorite thing is that nothing is taken for granted. Bianco discusses the most fundamental aspects of “basic teacher behavior” – everything from developing the “laser stare” to the “I mean business face” to “voice control” (the teacher’s voice volume, though he says plenty about student voice volume too).
I took notes on the whole book and came away with a plethora of creative ideas – alternative ways for students to ask for teacher assistance (written note, desk token, etc.); multiple problem-student behavior contract forms; great ideas on dealing with a variety of hostile situations (parents, student fights, etc.); and great reward ideas.
Bianco obviously has total respect for students of all types, and his approaches are eminently positive; in fact he provides a variety of methods for monitoring that your teacher behavior is positive. However the book is about staying in control, conserving your energy for the long haul, and keeping your motivation and enthusiasm high.
The book is also so easy-to-read, with so many visuals, that it’s almost like reading a comic book. I put stickies throughout the whole book, and come back and leaf through it whenever I need inspiration or strategies to solve a knotty problem.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Kristen on May 6th, 2010
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This is a great book for beginning teachers with little to no experience in the classroom. It gives you many ideas to push you in the right direction.
As a teacher who is going into my 5th year of teaching I was looking for something a little more in depth. I know my weaknesses and was familier with everything Mr. Bianco suggested. There were no real Ah ha moments while reading this book–I’ve heard it all before really. He gives you the basics, but if you are having specific issues beyond that, he just doesn’t delve much deeper. I also found several things that were contradictory. He talks on one hand about making the punishment fit the crime, but on another page there are “disclipine cards” where a student randomly picks his punishment–like dusting the classroom!!! Very weird.
I will end this by saying that I do think this is a great book for beginning teachers, but having been in the classroom for several years, it didn’t teach me anything I didn’t already know!
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by B. Goodman on May 6th, 2010
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This book looked good online as I looked at the example pages. But, when I looked at in in person, I realized there’s not much to it. Each topic is only discussed briefly with very little examples. It states ideas such as a classroom meeting, but does not describe how to go about it. Also, this book is really written for middle school or high school teachers-not elementary teachers.
Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by RC Slater on May 7th, 2010
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This book provides some helpful ideas that work. However, you need to read the book carefully and earmark those ideas that are most helpful to you.
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by Michelle R. Moyer on May 7th, 2010
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For new teachers, this might be a useful book. It probably would have helped me when I started teaching (although at that point I found the Canters’ Assertive Discipline, and that also worked). At this point, though, I found it shallow and lacking in the real substance I need to help me reach those last few students for whom ordinary strategies do not work.
Rating: 2 / 5