Testing Your Mettle: Tough Problems and Real-World Solutions for Middle and High School Teachers / Edition 1

by Harry J. Alexandrowicz

Overview

This handy guide presents a series of scenarios that encapsulate the inevitable legal, philosophical, and common sense challenges teachers face every day.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761977537
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	02/20/2001
Series:	One-off Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Harry J. Alexandrowicz is currently Superintendent of Schools in Woodland Township, New Jersey. Over the past 28 years he has served as a teacher, assistant principal, high school and middle school principal, and superintendent. In addition, he has served as an adjunct professor of educational foundations at Rowan University and has made numerous staff development presentations.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Being in Charge of Your Classroom
Confronting Student Behaviors outside the Classroom
Working with Administrators and Colleagues
Dealing with Parents and the Community
Complying with School Policy and Legal Requirements
Responding to Perennial 'Sticky' Issues
The Teacher as Professional

Editorial Reviews

"The format allows for critical thinking for solutions, evaluation of the possible solutions, and then checking of reality by providing the actual outcome of the situation. Staff developers and new teacher mentors would find it very useful…"

Assc Prof Bibik

"Excellent for use in classroom management courses, introduction courses, and seminars for new teachers. I highly value the problem-based approach to teaching how to deal with situations that arise in the school setting."

Judy Butler

"The rationale for this book is excellent. The idea of exposing new teachers to a bit of ‘reality training’ is long overdue in teacher development programs."

John Davis

"The format allows for critical thinking for solutions, evaluation of the possible solutions, and then checking of reality by providing the actual outcome of the situation. Staff developers and new teacher mentors would find it very useful… "

Associate Professor - Janice Bibik