Working with Students: Discipline Strategies for the Classroom; by Ruby K. Payne

by Ruby K. Payne, Unknown Author

Picture a classroom full of students complete with unique interests, likes and dislikes, and family backgrounds. The teachers have established the rules and procedures for the class, and they re busy teaching a lesson when a cell phone buzzes ... Damian starts pestering Amber ... you see Kayla open her nail polish ... and Brandon looks like he s going to throw up! It s just another day in your SIM classroom! The SIM classroom is an innovative teaching tool from Ruby Payne featuring fun, engaging, and easy-to-use software, authentic student and parent profiles, measures of happiness, learning, and discipline in the classroom. They ll have fun and prepare themselves for that first day in the classroom. You simply play the game by making classroom decisions, enforcing and modifying rules, and responding to events initiated by students, parents, and administrators. At the end of each quarter you will receive feedback on how your decisions might affect the happiness, behavior, and academic progress of your students. This simulation is ideal for use in university teacher education programs, district-level professional development, and individually, to practice teaching skills before ever setting foot in the classroom. Purchase the Classroom SIM Discipline Strategies book; it comes with a yellow code card. Go to our website, ahaprocess.com, select your grade level, and enter the code. Each grade level requires its own code. Classroom SIM is wonderful for ALL teachers they select their desired level.

Genres: Education, Teaching

Paperback

First published May 10, 2005

About the author

Ruby K. Payne is an American educator and author best known for her book A Framework for Understanding Poverty and her work on the culture of poverty and its relation to education. Payne received an undergraduate degree from Goshen College in 1972. She holds a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy studies from Loyola University in Illinois, and is the founder of aha! Process, Inc., a company that informs schools, companies and other organizations about poverty.

Reviews

[Ivonne Rovira · Rating 4 out of 5]

This slim volume is an amazing bang for the buck. The book is but 142 pages long; however, as it’s divided by grade level, a teacher can read fewer than 40 pages and garner quite a bit of information in just a little time from these jam-packed pages, making it a real time-saver,

While Discipline Strategies for the Classroom: Working with Students isn’t as good as Ruby K. Payne’s masterwork, Framework for Understanding Poverty, it's definitely worth reading. While I wouldn’t want to pay full price for so few pages, it’s work getting second-hand or checking out of the library.

[Cheri Bushue wiegman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Teachers always say if you get a few new ideas from a book or PD, then it was worthwhile. I did get a few new good ideas, but it felt like there was a lot left out in this book. She would mention something and then not go into detail about it. I am doing a Colorado Copilot class with this book and there has been a lot of good discussion with the other teachers using this book, but I would not pick this book for my only discipline book.

[Sandra Pepos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great short read with a breakdown of what could be suggestions for each grade level.

[Elyse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Plz read comment re Dr. Payne's book, "A Framework for Understanding Poverty."

[Julie Euber]

NPFY

[Navasota ISD · Rating 5 out of 5]

Available for checkout at NELC.