I stumbled upon this book from a tweet from Education Minnesota. Michael Linsin is a teacher who has experience teaching "special" classes in an elementary school. He taught PE but has written this book with the other special teachers in mind. Although it doesn't include library media specialists, it addresses the same needs of the other classes mentioned in the title. Since he is from California, I am guessing his school just didn't have one!
This is a easy breezy book to read. It is short, to the point, and inspiring. As the end of the year is approaching, I realize that I still need to have high expectations for behaviors. I found that some of his tips and techniques were things I could try even at this late date in the school year. I also discovered that some of the things I use in classroom management are very similar to the author's suggestions. I could see many ways I can tweak my management to be more effective.
I will be coming back to this book again and again for inspiration and a self check to make sure I haven't wandered into management "weeds". This book is an excellent book in my tool of resources!
I give this book at 4 out of 4. It is especially great since it is a concise and easy to read and can be put into practice very quickly.
- Paperback: 164 pages
- Publisher: JME Publishing (May 1, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0615993265
- ISBN-13: 978-0615993263
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