Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Meet the Author
Introduction
Chapter 1 Why Look at Great?
Studying Effective Teachers
Chapter 2 It’s People, Not Programs
Programs Come and Go
How Open Classrooms Got Started
Assertive Discipline: The Problem or the Solution?
It’s Not What You Do, It’s How You Do It
The Poor Lecturer’s Classroom
Chapter 3 The Power of Expectations
Expectations
Rules
Stop the Thumping!
Consequences
Set Expectations at the Start of the Year
We Are Still Undefeated
Chapter 4 If You Say Something, Mean It
The Football Coach
This Time, I Really Mean It
Smile When You Say That
When You Are Ready
From Four to Three
Class Rules the Day
Chapter 5 Prevention versus Revenge
When a Student Misbehaves
Sending Students to the Office
"Nuthin’ Happened"
A Teacher’s Bag of Tricks
Respect Your Students, Their Parents—and Yourself
Twenty-Four Students on the Side of the Teacher
Restoring Trust
Chapter 6 It Is More Than Relationships
Relationships, Expectations, and Consistency
The Start of the School Year
Teaching Is Complicated
It Takes All Three
Chapter 7 Choose The Right Mode
The Disruptor
At Home
Every Day
Business Mode
Office Referral
Chapter 8 High Expectations—for Whom?
Are High Expectations Important?
Chapter 9 Who Is the Variable?
Who Is the Variable in the Classroom?
What If the Students Do Poorly?
How Do We Deal with the Demands of Others?
Chapter 10 Focus on Students First
Change for Students’ Sake?
How Broad Is Your Vision?
Three Ways to React
Focus on Colleagues Second
The Hotel California
Remember What Matters
How Do You View Your Siam?
Chapter 11 Ten Days Out of Ten
We Never Forget That One Time
You Do Not Have to Like the Students
The Power of Praise
Five Strategies That Help Praise Work
Too Much Nice
Chapter 12 Be the Filter
How Is Your Day Going?
The Angry Parent
Filter Yourself
When the Teacher Sneezes
One Goal, Every Day
Where the Elite Meet?
The World Outside School
"This Is the Worst Group of Kids We’ve Ever Had"
Perception Can Become Reality
Chapter 13 Don’t Need to Repair—Always Do Repair
Some Never Need to Repair—But Always Do
Some Always Need to Repair—But Never Do
I Am Sorry That Happened
The Highway Patrol
Chapter 14 The Ability to Ignore
Hey, Pretzel Face!
Ignore Minor Errors
Understand the High Achievers
Chapter 15 Intentionalness
Why Does Stefan Always Pick Noah?
The All-School Assembly
The Faculty Meeting
Flexible Seating
Chapter 16 Base Every Decision on the Best People
Shoplifters Will Be Prosecuted!
This Means You!
What Will the Best Students Think?
The Best Students Will Be "Fine" No Matter What
The Teacher’s Pet
Chapter 17 In Every Situation, Ask Who Is Most Comfortable and Who Is Least Comfortable
Treat Everyone as If They Were Good
Uncomfortable Feelings Make People Change—One Way or Another
Pay for Performance
Chapter 18 Put Yourself in Their Position
Teacher Pleasers
Model the Behavior You Expect
How Others See Us
What Do You Choose to Be?
Chapter 19 What About These Darn Standardized Tests?
Without Success, Tests Become the School
Raise Those Test Scores!
Keep Testing in Perspective
So, You Want to Improve Your Reading Scores?
Chapter 20 Make It Cool to Care
Having a "Cool" Classroom
The Great Teacher
Merry Christmas, Everyone!
Who Are the Legends?
Touch the Heart, Then Teach the Child
Chapter 21 Clarify Your Core
Nineteen Things That Matter Most
References
