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You Know the Fair Rule
Classroom management and discipline can often be the most challenging part of an already demanding profession. In this third edition of the best-selling You Know the Fair Rule, author Bill Rogers acknowledges and addresses the real challenges faced by teachers. This major revision covers: establishing classes effectively and positive discipline practice in the classroom * working with children with behavioral disorders * developing individual behavior plans * managing anger and conflict * working with the challenging and hard-to-manage class * effective colleague support. You Know the Fair Rule is a comprehensive, practical, and realistic guide to effective practice. The skills and approaches outlined are derived from Roger's work in schools as a consultant and from his mentor-teaching in challenging schools.
364 pages, Paperback
First published December 16, 1997
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Bill A. Rogers
24 books9 followersDr W.A. Rogers: B.Th.(Hons.), Dip.Min., Dip.Teach., B.Ed.(Melb), M.Ed.(Melb) Ph.D.(Melb) F.A.C.E., Fellow of the Australian College of Education; Honorary Life Fellow of All Saints and Trinity College : Leeds University, Honorary Fellow: Melbourne University Graduate School of Education
Bill Rogers is an education consultant. A teacher by profession, Bill now lectures widely on discipline and behaviour management issues; classroom management; stress and teaching; colleague support; developing peer-support programs for teachers and developing community-oriented policies for behaviour management, based on whole-school approaches.
Bill Rogers is an education consultant. A teacher by profession, Bill now lectures widely on discipline and behaviour management issues; classroom management; stress and teaching; colleague support; developing peer-support programs for teachers and developing community-oriented policies for behaviour management, based on whole-school approaches.
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May 9, 2024
As a teacher, I often get frustrated (or 'uptight' in aussie-speak) dealing with problematic student behavior and go desperately searching for the behavior-management bible which will cure my ills. Bill Rogers is as close as I have come to behavior management nirvana.
His books masterfully balance the philosophy of teaching and behavior management with a generous smattering of individual anecdotes and student-teacher exchanges. Both are splendid.
On the overall philosophy: Rogers is devoted to affirming the dignity and humanity of students in a democratic classroom setting, while maintaining the class's order. He places the role of the teacher as the emotional and educational center of the classroom learning community. He works to make behavior management minimally intrusive, but NOT avoidant or despairing.
On the examples: They are so real! Too often do I read a teacher book and frown at the stilted, artificial dialogues. These feel incredibly authentic, and run the gamut from successful classroom interactions to the worst and most intransigent students. Whenever I thought to myself "Yes, but what if the student does _____," this book would step up and present just such a case. For once, there are stock phrases here that I can actually see myself delivering to students in a sincere manner.
To be fair, this book wasn't perfect--the summaries and restatings of each section were often redundant. Nonetheless, this book was both a practical guide with steps and instructions, and a nice read with entertaining and instructive anecdotes. It is clear that Rogers is not only an excellent teacher of students, but a great teacher of teachers as well.
His books masterfully balance the philosophy of teaching and behavior management with a generous smattering of individual anecdotes and student-teacher exchanges. Both are splendid.
On the overall philosophy: Rogers is devoted to affirming the dignity and humanity of students in a democratic classroom setting, while maintaining the class's order. He places the role of the teacher as the emotional and educational center of the classroom learning community. He works to make behavior management minimally intrusive, but NOT avoidant or despairing.
On the examples: They are so real! Too often do I read a teacher book and frown at the stilted, artificial dialogues. These feel incredibly authentic, and run the gamut from successful classroom interactions to the worst and most intransigent students. Whenever I thought to myself "Yes, but what if the student does _____," this book would step up and present just such a case. For once, there are stock phrases here that I can actually see myself delivering to students in a sincere manner.
To be fair, this book wasn't perfect--the summaries and restatings of each section were often redundant. Nonetheless, this book was both a practical guide with steps and instructions, and a nice read with entertaining and instructive anecdotes. It is clear that Rogers is not only an excellent teacher of students, but a great teacher of teachers as well.
October 7, 2021
So good. Every teacher should read this.
March 1, 2016
Changed the way I interact with my students.
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