Conscious Classroom Management: Unlocking the Secrets of Great Teaching,   ISBN:9780979635502

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A great book for teachers! Rick Smith is great at giving fresh ideas for classroom management. Fun and informative!!!

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Regardless the time you've spent in a classroom, it can help to refresh what and how you manage your students, yourself, and your room. This book was helpful in pulling ideas as I wanted them, in an accessible format, and then implement them in my room. The author spoke at one of my BTSA meetings and said he envisioned it as a book read in the bathroom -- in parts, not necessarily chronologically. Perfect approach.

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I received a copy of this book while undergoing BTSA training. At first, I didn't pay that much attention to the book, but lately I have found the book to be very practical and straightforward. I've been using it to double check current management practices and to improve in others.

The book is very well organized, and a teacher can look at the index and find some kind of solution to some pertinent problem. Get this book, and get advice about "Phil the Baiter", "anger versus reactivity", "The firm but soft paradox", and many other issues that face teachers. As a teacher, I recommend this book! Also, for a great read about teaching check out Reluctant Disciplinarian: Advice on Classroom Management From a Softy who Became (Eventually) a Successful Teacher.

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I like Rick Smith's style, and he touches on a lot of points that new teachers need to learn and veteran teachers need to be reminded of!

With that said, I was hoping for less theory/discussion and more applicable ideas to use in the classroom. I would have liked to see more EXAMPLES, which would have appeased me! I found myself skipping sections because they were either redundant or were simply common sense!

Good book, but don't buy it if you're looking for concrete ideas.

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This book has specific suggestions about classroom management. Want to be a good teacher vs. really doing a good job. Makes you think about your philosophy of teaching.