What is the difference between teaching that is effective and that which fails, teaching that rewards and that which frustrates and exhausts?

This book argues that a key factor for effective teaching is the teacher's ability to create a quality relationship with their students, beyond the subject matter, the curriculum, or the teaching method.

For nearly 30 years, this book, based on Dr. Thomas Gordon's groundbreaking program, has taught hundreds of thousands of teachers worldwide the skills they need to address the inevitable issues of student discipline in an effective and humane manner. Revised and updated, it can make the difference between a non-productive classroom and a collaborative, creative environment where students thrive and educators find satisfaction and reward.

In this book, you will learn:

• What to do when your students’ behavior interferes with teaching
• How to speak so that students listen to you
• How to resolve conflicts in the classroom
• How to effectively help your students address their issues
• How to set rules so that less enforcement is required from you
• How to increase your "net" teaching and learning time

This book is aimed at professional teachers at all levels.