Bob Strachota
Honest and real, full of stories straight from the classroom, this book will help you:,Empathize with all the children you teach; Help children problem solve in both academic and social areas; Pose "real questions" that identify and frame essential issues; Decide when to wonder with children and when to direct them.,An excerpt from ,On Their Side:,"There are many ways to begin experimenting with these methods. I began in science and then moved on to math. I cut down on using time out. I experimented with the way I talked with individual children about their behavior. I began working with the whole class to figure out possible solutions to problems that came up. Although initially it was hard to change my way of thinking, once I made the switch, it was so satisfying that it soon became a habit."
On Their Side