Preventing Classroom Discipline Problems: A Classroom Management Handbook

by Howard Seeman

This book, based on the author's extensive work with New York City school teachers, helps teachers to design instructional strategies to prevent, not just handle, disruptive classroom behavior. Seeman discusses more than 100 of these problems, from respon

496 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Deron Breeze]

Seeman H. (2002). Preventing Classroom Discipline Problems: A Classroom Management Handbook. New York, NY: Scarecrow Education
By: Deron Breeze

Reference Type: Handbook

Call Number: REF 973.3 DAV

Description: Handbook on how to handle various discipline problems that may arise for teachers from the smallest of problems to the largest of problems.

Relevance and Relationship: This source if relevant to teachers in any grade but particular middle school. Middle school is usually considered the level with the highest discipline problems and this handbooks shows you a way to handle almost any discipline scenario.

Purpose: To inform teachers, veteran or rookies, on methods of classroom management that has worked over time to make the classroom a safe and learning environment. The handbooks like to show ways to prevent discipline problems from occurring but also shows how to manage them if they do.

Validity: This is a handbook written in a firsthand experience by the author from either his own experiences or that of his peers while teaching in New York City. All stories and methods have been tested and proven.

Format: Print, 428 pages in subject format. Also includes a training video.

Arrangement and Presentation: Table of Contents at the beginning to find the subject you are looking for. Subjects are arranged by discipline actions that have came up.

Diversity: Resource for teachers of all grades to handle and prevent discipline problems. This is over 100 first hand stories of dealing with various discipline issues.