Power Struggles: Successful Techniques for Educators

By Allen N. Mendler and Brian D. Mendler

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935543202
• ISBN13: 9781935543206
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Solution Tree
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Power Struggles

Great book, easy read, easy for other teachers to relate to, hopefully they listened to the advice offered.

Quick Read

This is a quick read but very good information. You can get a lot of information and how to defuse power struggles. Good for experienced teachers and the first year staff.