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A book recommended by Principal Alin Bennett about Restorative Practices

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Dominique Smith, Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey Table of Contents About the Authors

About This Book

Classroom management is traditionally a matter of encouraging good behavior and discouraging bad by doling out rewards and punishments. But studies show that when educators empower students to address and correct misbehavior among themselves, positive results are longer lasting and more wide reaching.

In Better Than Carrots or Sticks, longtime educators and best-selling authors Dominique Smith, Douglas Fisher, and Nancy Frey provide a practical blueprint for creating a cooperative and respectful classroom climate in which students and teachers work through behavioral issues together.

After a comprehensive overview of the roots of the restorative practices movement in schools, the authors explain how to

Establish procedures and expectations for student behavior that encourage the development of positive interpersonal skills;

Develop a nonconfrontational rapport with even the most challenging students; and

Implement conflict resolution strategies that prioritize relationship building and mutual understanding over finger-pointing and retribution.

Rewards and punishments may help to maintain order in the short term, but they're at best superficially effective and at worst counterproductive.

This book will prepare teachers at all levels to ensure that their classrooms are welcoming, enriching, and constructive environments built on collective respect and focused on student achievement.
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Aboutthe Authors

DOMINIQUE SMITH is director of student services at Health Sciences High & Middle College, where he also serves as a culture builder and student advocate. He holds a master's degree in social work from the University of Southern California.
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DOUGLAS FISHER is a professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High & Middle College. He is a member of the California Reading Hall of Fame and is the recipient of a Celebrate Literacy Award from the International Reading Association, the Farmer Award for Excellence in Writing from the National Council of Teachers of English, and a Christa McAuliffe Award for Excellence in Teacher Education from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
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NANCY FREY is a professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High & Middle College. Nancy is a recipient of the Christa McAuliffe Award for Excellence in Teacher Education from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the Early Career Award from the Literacy Research Association.
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Better Than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management

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Dominique Smith, Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey Table of Contents About the Authors Classroom management is traditionally a matter of encouraging good behavior and discouraging bad by doling out rewards and punishments. But studies show that when educators empower students to address and correct misbehavior among themselves, positive results are longer lasting and more wide reaching.

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I wonder how the bookshelves are organized - I saw lots of different kinds of books - fantasy, SAT prep, etc.  It didn't seem very organized - I wonder how often they're used as opposed to finding info. and stories online . . .

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This is the other book the principal recommended.

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I sat in on 'circle time' in a couple of different advisories, and saw some really wonderful connection and vulnerability and support.  We asked the principal at Unity for book recommendations, and he brought out this one: 

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I sat in on 'circle time' in a couple of different advisories, and saw some really wonderful connection and vulnerability and support.  We asked the principal at Unity for book recommendations, and he brought out this one: 

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Restorative Practices Handbook

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I loved the artwork around the school!

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Schedule for grade 11 advisory

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I was interested in what Dennis said at the welcome about how students address teachers by their first names. I have not taught full-time in a classroom, but in my substitute experience, I was told in advance by the teacher that I should go by "Mr. Bowman", so that the kids will respect me. During the lunch break today,  I ask an 11th grade student what he felt about calling teachers by their first names. He felt that it was more respectable because teachers were treating students like adults. What do former teachers think about students addressing teachers by their first names? If you think this is a good idea, at what age/grade do you think it should begin?

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Montessori teachers usually go by their first names too, though often with a Miss/Mr, e.g. "Miss Tricia". It promotes mutual respect rather than unidirectional /hierarchical. And this is with children as young as 2.