Relational Discipline

This exciting work offers an entirely new way to addressthe discipline problems that have become so commonin our public schools! Dr. Bender's emphasis on relationshipsas the basis of all effective discipline has now beenwidely recognized as cutting edge within the field, and thisbook presents many practical strategies that teachers can use tomanage even the most disruptive students in the class-thekids that always seem to be in-your-face. Strategies includemany tried-and-true ideas that are now reinterpreted based ontheir impact on the relationship between the student and theteacher. Further, many new strategies, such as Responsibilitystrategies, Strength-based assessment, and Let's Make aDeal are presented, with the overriding emphasis on buildingpositive relationships with even the most challenging anddemanding students. This paradigm shift toward the emphasison positive relationships represents the first truly new look atdiscipline and classroom management in over thirty years-since the growth of behavioral management plans. As teachersprepare for the classrooms of today, they will need these practical,workable, and research proven strategies, embedded withina new theory of discipline in the classroom.