Middle and Secondary Classroom Management: : Lessons from Research and Practice

by Carol Simon Weinstein

Secondary Classroom Management presents an introduction to classroom management in secondary schools. Written in a lively,engaging,conversational style,it combines what research has to say about effective classroom management with knowledge culled from practice. This text focuses on real decisions made by real teachers as they manage the complex environment of the secondary classroom. The text integrates the thinking and the actual management practices of four real secondary school teachers into discussions of research-based management principles. Readers come to "know" these teachers. We hear about the classes they teach and about the physical constraints of their rooms. We hear them reflect on their rules and routines and watch as they teach these rules and routines to students. We listen as they talk about motivating students and building community,and as they discuss appropriate ways to deal with misbehavior.

Secondary Classroom Management is well-organized and more comprehensive than many classroom management texts,with chapters on building safer,more caring classrooms; working with families; using time effectively; motivation; working with troubled students; and violence prevention. It also addresses the managerial challenges involved in a variety of instructional formats,such as recitations,discussions,and groupwork.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published July 27, 2006

Reviews

[Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A truly excellent resource. Carol Simon Weinstein begins each chapter with why certain instructions and management techniques ultimately contribute to a more productive environment for teaching and learning. I am impressed by the instances where they outline history of pedagogy and its theory to encourage a teacher for moments of teaching that persisted as insoluble. My favourite is when they explode the myth that "learning is supposed to be fun" to build a case in the remaining chapter of the ways that instructors can be disabused of motivation as a stable trait. This book promises why teaching and management is so crucial to any learner in any environment. The case studies that come after establishing its needs will be helpful for any instructor looking to develop their awareness for good teaching practice as well as training their language. This book motivates while being entirely grounded and is specific while recognizing varying teaching styles. Fantastic work.

[Gabriela Hutchinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

helpful but also common sense shit

[Baff · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book really surprised me by it's sensibility. The case-studies were the best. Much theory about managing high school students seems so naive to me that I was not looking forward to this text. Yaknow, like students are basically very good if you do all the right things as a teacher. This is false, and I consciously look for recognition of that from texts on the subject.

[Jaclyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing! One of the best classroom management books out there.

[Connor Oswald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably unnecessary for the class I bought it for.