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Successful Classroom Management: Real-World, Time-Tested Techniques for the Most Important Skill Set Every Teacher Needs

Lead, Inspire, and Change Your Students' Lives

Each year, tens of thousands of new teachers head out for their first teaching job, ready to fulfill a lifetime dream. However, most teachers have nothing to prepare them for or support them on one of the most important parts of their how to effectively run a classroom and handle the students.

Successful Classroom Management is the first book to give you the skills you need to manage a classroom effectively. Richard H. Eyster and Christine Martin present the lessons that have made them the most sought-after seminar trainers on the topic,

Handling Classroom Problems
Troubleshooting Issues
Enforcing Discipline
Inspiring Students
Creating an Engaging Classroom Atmosphere

Filled with expert advice, stories and tips from teachers, and spot-on techniques, this is your new essential handbook that will help you not only survive in the classroom, but also live your dream and give your students the full gifts that come from a great education.

397 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2010

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Profile Image for Ivonne Rovira.
2,783 reviews270 followers
July 20, 2015
Successful Classroom Management: Real-World, Time-Tested Techniques for the Most Important Skill Set Every Teacher Needs has some decent classroom management ideas, but where it excels is in its ideas for lesson planning, sponges, closure, grading, parent-teacher conferences, and much more.

Unfortunately, authors Richard H. Eyster and Christine Martin are very repetitive, so you’ll definitely want to skim the first four chapters. Still, a book worth reading, especially for brand-new teachers.
Profile Image for Erin Farrell.
206 reviews20 followers
November 14, 2023
Thank you Jesus for this book!! You’d have to rip this one out of my cold, dead hands. Every educator would benefit from reading this. I am full of gratitude
Profile Image for Sarah McClure Starr.
306 reviews
July 30, 2021
Very thorough and thoughtful advice. It mostly discusses the importance of building connections with students which is hopefully common sense! Still I will be recommending it to my student teachers as an excellent resource!!!
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July 13, 2024
Great Overall Read… Helpful!

I recommend this book to any teacher looking to improve classroom management or student engagement, and anyone new to the field. The positive is that there is a plethora of strategies to address or prevent student behavior issues, as well as references to some outside resources. The only thing I find a little challenging is that some of the sections have so many steps to follow it can be cumbersome and not sustainable until they become a habit. In my practice, I will be implementing a few new things at a time, while reinforcing what I already do. Highly recommended!
Profile Image for Molly.
466 reviews
October 24, 2015
If you are a teacher and you just had one of those days that makes you want to walk out on teaching this book will save you! The techniques they dissect will help you mold your class into something most teachers take years to set up. So much wonderful insights and examples that truly make you realize you are not alone in this. Teachers are amazing people but sometimes we just need someone to remind us of that and this book will do that for you! Highly recommend!
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133 reviews
July 4, 2011
This book was long but it was enjoyable. I felt like I finally found a book that could answer a lot of my questions about classroom management. I liked that it offered specific suggestions for different discipline problems. Very good and helpful book.
Profile Image for Allyssa Cusimano.
18 reviews5 followers
July 27, 2011
I swear this book was written directly for me. A strong recommendation for any of my fellow new or new-ish teachers!
112 reviews1 follower
July 31, 2021
The author provides a plethora of new-age ideas for teachers in the classroom. While I do believe several of these ideas sound better on paper and aren't as practical (such as patronizing kids with sincere comments that aren't genuine but are meant to help them), there are many ideas that I will use and I know will be helpeful.
Profile Image for Holly Brennan.
114 reviews1 follower
September 20, 2012
Had to read it for a class, surprisingly not bad... wouldn't recommend it for anyone other than other teachers
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