Defusing Power Struggles With Your Most Difficult Students and Parents

Effective discipline can no longer be achieved solely through using authority. A typical school today has some students who have short fuses, and some who anger easily. Students today may make offensive statements and act in a hostile manner that can trigger a power struggle. Often, too much instructional time is lost because of minor disruptions that all too quickly escalate into classroom battles that destroy relationships and any positive climate that exists. To keep the focus on educational achievement educators must master how to avoid and diffuse power struggles. This practical book will present easy-to-learn methods of effective intervention that preserve students’ and teachers’ personal dignity. It will also explain why struggles occur and will give the reader techniques they can use to promote respect, and encourage student responsibility.