Table of Contents
Acknowledgements xi
Meet the Author xii
Introduction xiii
1 Why Look at Great? 1
Studying Effective Teachers 2
2 It's People, Not Programs 6
Programs Come and Go 6
How Open Classrooms Got Started 7
Assertive Discipline: The Problem or the Solution? 8
It's Not What You Do, It's How You Do It 10
The Poor Lecturer's Classroom 10
3 The Power of Expectations 12
Expectations 12
Rules 13
Stop the Thumping! 13
Consequences 14
Set Expectations at the Start of the Year 15
We Are Still Undefeated 15
4 If You Say Something, Mean It 17
The Football Coach 17
This Time, I Really Mean It 19
Smile When You Say That 19
When You Are Ready 19
From Four to Three 21
Class Rules the Day 22
5 Prevention versus Revenge 23
When a Student Misbehaves 23
Sending Students to the Office 24
"Nuthin' Happened" 24
A Teacher's Bag of Tricks 25
Respect Your Students, Their Parents-and Yourself 27
Twenty-Four Students on the Side of the Teacher 28
Restoring Trust 29
6 It Is More Than Relationships 30
Relationships, Expectations, and Consistency 31
The Start of the School Year 35
Teaching Is Complicated 36
It Takes All Three 37
7 Choose the Right Mode 38
The Disruptor 41
At Home 43
Every Day 44
Business Mode 44
Office Referral 46
8 High Expectations-for Whom? 47
Are High Expectations Important? 47
9 Who Is the Variable? 50
Who Is the Variable in the Classroom? 50
What If the Students Do Poorly? 51
How Do We Deal with the Demands of Others? 52
10 Focus on Students First 55
Change for Students' Sake? 55
How Broad Is Your Vision? 56
Three Ways to React 56
Focus on Colleagues Second 57
The Hotel California 58
Remember What Matters 59
How Do You View Your Siam? 59
11 Ten Days Out of Ten 59
We Never Forget That One Time 61
You Do Not Have to Like the Students 62
The Power of Praise 62
Five Strategies That Help Praise Work 63
Too Much Nice 67
12 Be the Filter 69
How Is Your Day Going? 69
The Angry Parent 70
Filter Yourself 70
When the Teacher Sneezes 71
One Goal, Every Day 71
Where the Elite Meet? 72
The World Outside School 73
"This Is the Worst Group of Kids We've Ever Had" 73
Perception Can Become Reality 74
13 Don't Need to Repair-Always Do Repair 76
Some Never Need to Repair-But Always Do 77
Some Always Need to Repair-But Never Do 77
I Am Sorry That Happened 78
The Highway Patrol 80
14 The Ability to Ignore 83
Hey, Pretzel Face! 83
Ignore Minor Errors 84
Understand the High Achievers 86
15 Intentionalness 88
Why Does Stefan Always Pick Noah? 88
The All-school Assembly 89
The Faculty Meeting 90
Flexible Seating 90
16 Base Every Decision on the Best People 92
Shoplifters Will Be Prosecuted! 93
This Means You! 94
What Will the Best Students Think? 95
The Best Students Will Be "Fine" No Matter What 96
The Teacher's Pet 97
17 In Every Situation, Ask Who Is Most Comfortable and Who Is Least Comfortable 98
Treat Everyone as if They Were Good 98
Uncomfortable Feelings Make People Change-One Way or Another 102
Pay for Performance 103
18 Put Yourself in Their Position 105
Teacher-Pleasers 105
Model the Behavior You Expect 106
How Others See Us 107
What Do You Choose to Be? 108
19 What About These Darn Standardized Tests? 110
Without Success, Tests Become the School 110
Raise Those Test Scores! 113
Keep Testing in Perspective 114
So, You Want to Improve Your Reading Scores? 115
20 Make It Cool to Care 116
Having a "Cool" Classroom 116
The Great Teacher 118
Merry Christmas, Everyone! 118
Who Are the Legends? 120
Touch the Heart, Then Teach the Child 121
21 Clarify Your Core 124
Nineteen Things That Matter Most 127
References 129