Ruth Sidney Charney has been a teacher of children and teachers for over thirty years. Teaching Children to
Care grew out of her work with children in classrooms in New York City and western Massachusetts. A co-founder
of Northeast Foundation for Children, she gives teacher workshops and consults in schools throughout the country.
She holds master�s degrees from Teachers College of Columbia University and the Bank Street College of Education.
Ruth is also the author of Habits of Goodness, Case Studies in the Social Curriculum.
Summary
This definitive work about classroom management shows teachers how to turn their vision of respectful, friendly,
academically rigorous classrooms into reality. The new edition includes:
More information on teaching middle-school students
Additional strategies for help children with challenging behavior problems
Updated stories and examples from real classrooms
Table of Contents
Preface
p. 1
Foreword
p. 3
Building a Learning Community
p. 7
Intentions
p. 17
I See You, I See Everything
p. 27
Making the Rules with Children
p. 69
Teaching the Rules
p. 107
The Critical Contract: A Student's Individual Goals for the Year
p. 123
Making the Community Work
p. 139
Using Logical Consequences When Rules Are Broken
p. 143
Time-Out: Establishing Boundaries and Promoting Self-Control
p. 165
The Five Percent
p. 191
Working Together to Support the Rules
p. 211
The Voices of Teaching
p. 227
Empowering Language: Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say
p. 233
Stress the Deed, Not the Doer
p. 247
The Voices of Authority
p. 265
Further Strategies for Difficult Classroom Behaviors
p. 273
Problem-Solving Class Meetings
p. 277
Teachers as Mirrors: Using Social Conferences
p. 305
Individual Contracts
p. 339
Clear Positives
p. 361
Teaching by Clear Positives: Revisiting Ideals
p. 369
Clear Positives in Action
p. 383
Conclusion: Authentic Teaching
p. 403
App. A
p. 409
App. B
p. 413
App. C
p. 419
App. D
p. 425
App. E
p. 427
Recommended Resources
p. 433
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