Hanging In: Strategies for Teaching the Students Who Challenge Us Most
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (984 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1416617558 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 191 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Many students arrive at school with unique mixtures of family histories, traumatic experiences, and special needs that test our skills and try our patience. In Hanging In: Strategies for Teaching the Students Who Challenge Us Most, veteran educator Jeffrey Benson shows educators the value of tenacity and building connections in teaching the students who most need our help. This essential guide includes * Detailed portraits based on real-life students whose serious challenges inhibited their classroom experience--and how they eventually achieved success; * Strategies for how to analyze students' challenges and develop individualized plans to help them discover a sense of comfort with learning--with in-depth examples of plans in action;* Recommendations for teachers and support team on how to gain skills and support and not lose hope through the ups and downs of the work; and* Specific advice for administrators on constructing systems and procedures that give
In Hanging In, you'll find the inspiration and field-tested ideas necessary to create a patient and supportive environment for even the most demanding cases in the classroom. . In Hanging In: Strategies for Teaching the Students Who Challenge Us Most, veteran educator Jeffrey Benson shows educators the value of tenacity and building connections in teaching the students who most need our help. Just as teaching the students who challenge us is among our most frustrating experiences as educators, stick
Read this Book Angela Bolds This book was extremely relevant to the issues and concerns that we share as middle school teachers in an age where all that we knew as teenagers has changed. Family structures, students concerns, technology, community involvement, political and business influence on education have all changed and shaped our culture into what it has become. Students enter the classroom with pressures, issues, and concerns that are a direct re. Both useful and thoughtful Just an exceptional book. Different from most "teacher books," this one is told as a series of narratives of a high-functioning educational team working with specific students. At its best, it feels like great conversations with colleagues about how to approach a challenging student. Lots of practical wisdom from the narrative is condensed into helpful lists at the beginning and end of chapters, making this one of those rare . Mary Anne V. Wheeler said Excellent for educators. Great read! Lots of excellent suggestions and written well. The author shares rather than tells. Tips and suggestions will help improve my practice.