A typical classroom includes students of considerable behavioral diversity, and maintaining classroom focus is often dependent upon successfully managing disruptive moments. In Power Struggles: Successful Techniques for Educators (Second Edition), authors Allen N. Mendler and Brian D. Mendler provide many different strategies to deal with all levels of difficult and resistant students. Drawing from years of experience, they help teachers understand the root causes of misbehavior and offer practical, step-by-step instructions on how to defuse situations in a way that protects the dignity of all involved and keeps the lesson on track.
Chapters
Introduction to the Second Edition
When Kids Push Our Buttons
Prevention Strategies
Intervention Strategies
Defusing Strategies
Challenge Strategies
Power Struggle Scenarios
Benefits
This second edition includes:
- Activities throughout to provide guidance
- Easy-to-learn methods of effective intervention
- Real-world stories of these strategies in action
It’s every educator’s worst fear: losing control of the classroom. Regain the focus of challenging and resistant students with this practical resource on classroom management, discipline, and motivation. The dedicated authors re-examine the root causes of student misbehavior and offer a range of easy-to-implement instructions and activities—along with real-world stories of these strate