Getting the Buggers to Behave

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Now in its fifth edition, Getting the Buggers to Behave remains a firm favourite with trainees, newly qualified teachers and experienced staff alike. The advice ranges from the basics of behaviour management to how to deal with the class from hell and is applicable whether you are working in the early years, primary, secondary or further education, with level-specific examples in every chapter. At one point suggested talking to the class about a kid's behaviour when he wasn't there. At one point suggested treating a kid with pity. Both of these suggestions are disrespectful of students as people and, imho, not OK.

Show the students the can of dog food, open it up and then eat from it. Offer it round the class to see if anyone else will have a taste..."* Our servers are getting hit pretty hard right now. To continue shopping, enter the characters as they are shown Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth

The book covers preparing for your first meeting with a new group of students, developing your individual teaching style, creating a positive learning environment and working in really challenging schools. Sue is famed for the practical, honest and realistic nature of her advice, and all her ideas include case studies and anecdotes based on her years of experience working as a teacher and the stories and problems she has advised on 'agony aunt' style. Pupil behaviour is commonly the most worrying thing on beginner teachers minds. Sue s book gives is a clear, concise and comprehensive guide to creating the conditions for learning that teachers and pupils need to succeed. I would recommend this book to everyone entering the teaching profession, the guidance it offers will enable you to become the very best teacher you can be. -- - Nicholas Hall, Teach First Director and education author Now in its fifth edition, Getting the Buggers to Behave remains a firm favourite with trainees, newly qualified teachers and experienced staff alike. The advice ranges from the basics of behaviour management to 'how to deal with the class from hell' and is applicable whether you are working in the early years, primary, secondary or further education with level specific examples in every chapter. The book covers preparing for your first meeting with a new group of students, developing your individual teaching style, creating a positive learning environment and working in really challenging schools. Sue is famed for the practical, honest and realistic nature of her advice, and all her ideas include case studies and anecdotes based on her years of experience working as a teacher and the stories and problems she has advised on 'agony aunt' style, for teachers of all levels. Sue is the best selling author of twenty books for teachers and parents, including Getting the Buggers to Behave, Teaching Skills for Dummies and How to Survive your First Year in Teaching. Her books have been translated into many different languages, including Slovene, Spanish and Polish. Sue has been a regular contributor to the TES and for Scholastic Magazines. She has written articles for a range of other teacher publications, and also for parenting magazines. She has also produced materials about behaviour management for the Open University / BBC. Sue has recently created a series of Positive Behaviour Management DVDs, in conjunction with educational company Creative Education. I didn't read this cover to cover so I'm unsure as to whether I'll leave this on here. Instead I dipped in and out to sections that I felt I needed extra support with.

There's also an interesting section on evaluative thinking. The author gives suggestions for structuring and scaffolding evaluations, such as " find three good points about the work," giving students a rubric, modeling evaluative questions(Does it make sense? Is it well written? Does it appeal to the audience it's aimed at?) or passing around work from another grade level. (p. 139) Show the students the can of dog food, open it up and then eat from it. Offer it round the class to see if anyone else will have a taste...'* Noted the possibility of kids suffering abuse as an afterthought, rather than an important thing to look out for.This is just one of Sue Cowley's infamous ways of captivating your students, seizing control and getting those buggers to behave! *(WARNING: Make sure you read the crucial preparation advice before putting this idea into practice!) Generally portrayed differentiation in a negative way, as something difficult that can be useful. No interesting ways to get around this and e.g. keep more able kids occupied. In the SEN section, portrayed ADD/ADHD in a purely negative way, as a problem. Did not mention hyperfocus, for example. Did not seem v compassionate. So, if your 2 year olds are ignoring you, your Year 11s are unmanageable, your tutor group is running riot or that unmentionable 9 year old is driving you round the bend then this is the book for you!

This is helpful and well organized. The table of contents includes items such as "What is concentration?" "Why do some children find it hard to concentrate?" and "Exercises for concentration." The suggestions are concrete and usable, although probably more appropriate for elementary school than other age groups. Although generally advocated against shouting, seemed basically happy with it and didn't problematise it much. OF PREVIOUS EDITION: Written with Sue Cowley's characteristic humour and sharp wit, this is a must have for all teachers - full of practical, easy to use and effective ideas. -- - Teach Primary This book is based on anecdotal evidence and many of its 'common sense' tips are counter intuitive. It serves to reinforce the notion that students are inherently bad and out to get teachers. Teachers are qualified and smart professionals who have been trained in understanding the psychology of children. This book assumes they know nothing.Part of the hit 'Getting...' series: Sue Cowley's bestselling behaviour guide is essential reading for all teachers in all schools. The section on critical thinking includes logical and creative approaches without trying to categorize them rigidly. The definition of critical thinking is well elaborated and thought provoking, including things like proposing, connecting, solving, and supporting. I've seen this information classified more thoroughly (see the Foundation for Critical Thinking), but this exploration was also quite understandable. The author also includes some silly but nontrivial examples of logical fallacies that could be helpful in stimulating discussion. Pupil behaviour is commonly the most worrying thing on beginner teachers' minds. Sue's book gives is a clear, concise and comprehensive guide to creating the conditions for learning that teachers and pupils need to succeed. I would recommend this book to everyone entering the teaching profession, the guidance it offers will enable you to become the very best teacher you can be.