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POSITIVE DISCIPLINE: A TEACHERS A-Z GUIDE

Bravo! This book not only goes straight to the heart of the matterdealing with self-esteem and a positive attitudebut it does so without a wasted word. It will be a great help to parents, teachers, and mentors!

Ken Johnson, coordinator of Children First, Corpus Christi, Texas

Positive Discipline: A Teachers AZ Guide is an easy-to-read book with a wealth of wisdom that has the potential to change society. This book should be placed right next to William Bennetts Book of Virtues.

Alice Arnerich, mother of six children, director of Extended Daycare program, Santa Rosa, California

This book addresses new ideas that I had never heard before regarding how to equip children with problem solving skills. Teachers too often try to solve the problems for their students instead of giving them the tools to do it themselves.

Patti Wick, kindergarten teacher, Sheppard Accelerated Elementary School, Santa Rosa, California

Positive Discipline: A Teachers AZ Guide is a winner. The book is firmly anchored on principles, values, and attitudes rather than on quick fixes and short-term techniques.

Michael L. Brock, principal, Mary Immaculate School, Farmers Branch, Texas

An inspiring account for both teachers and parents. [It shows how] students can take ownership of their responsibilities while keeping their dignity intact.

Donna Presti, fourth-grade teacher, Flowery Elementary School, Sonoma, California

Positive Discipline: A Teachers AZ Guide is outstanding and should become an essential handbook for every educator.

Suzanne Smitha, school psychologist, Sharon School, Charlotte, North Carolina

Positive Discipline: A Teachers A-Z Guide will quickly become a valuable resource to teachers and administrators who strive on a daily basis to engage students in the positive, caring, and self-empowering management of their own behavior.

Bill Evans, superintendent of Conway Schools, Mount Vernon, Washington

An inspiration and a must for new teachers and master teachers alike.

Karen R. Schuett, third-grade teacher, Sandrini School, Bakersfield, California

Teachers will find themselves in these pagesthese are the stories they live every day.

Diana Fernandez, ninth-grade history teacher, Carrol High School, Corpus Christi, Texas

This book is a tremendous resource for education students, teachers, and parents.

Antonio Perez, Ed.D. (retired after 38 years as a teacher and an administrator)

A practical book that should be within reach at all times! It should never see a shelf!

Ray Sehorn, principal, Oakdale Heights School, Oroville, California

This book remarkably enlightens the reasons for hope while guiding young people.

Blanca Konitzer, Vocational Education for the Handicapped, ninth through twelfth grade, Foy H. Moody High School, Corpus Christi, Texas

Teachers need to keep this book handy as a guide when things get rough, and they cant think positive or come up with any more ideas. I want a copy fast!

Kim Clutter, first-grade teacher, John C. French, Cuero, Texas

Heres a book that addresses those problems that every teacher faces.

Alicia S. Perez, BA, BS, and MA, LPC (retired after 40 years of teaching elementary through college level)

Positive Discipline: A Teachers AZ Guide is an excellent resource for teachers in elementary, junior high, and high schools.

Barbara Casparini, principal, St. Eugenes School, Santa Rosa, California

Our school continues to reap the rewards generated by our positive discipline policy. Positive Discipline: A Teachers A-Z Guide will provide a wonderful supplement to further secure the success of our students!

J. Michael Fike, school counselor, Morgantown, West Virginia

The book gives a logical set of steps to follow in implementing a very complete discipline plan. The plan emphasizes an inner locus of control, the childs self concept, and cooperation whether applied in the home or at school.

Ligia Cardenas, Ed.D., principal of Reynaldo Garza Elementary, Brownsville, Texas

Since our school adopted the positive discipline philosophy, weve noticed an incredible difference. Behavior problems are disappearing, children are solving their own problems, and teachers have more time to teach. This easy-to-use book is a must in our quest to raise a future generation of confident, responsible, and respectful adults.

Kris Richards, school counselor, Lakewood Elementary School, Lakewood, Washington

Positive Discipline: A Teachers A-Z Guide is an encouragement to parents, teachers, and others who work with children: its content recalls the reader to constantly consider that children deserve, demand even, to be treated with dignity and respect. The format uses a teaching method of repetition from many perspectives making clear to the reader the process of encouragement and cooperation required by both the child and the adult involved in problem-solving.

Mary Schau, principal, Immaculate Conception School, Mt. Vernon, Washington

I really liked the format of the book. It was easy to follow and provided good ideas for implementing in the short and long run. I especially enjoyed the examples from real classes and class meetings.

Sue Reese, kindergarten teacher, Sheppard Elementary School, Santa Rosa, California

A heartwarming book never have I read a how-to-help volume that left me alter nately in smiles and in tears and all the while feeling positive about the challenges of children.

Robert C. Hauck, M.D., FAAP, pediatrician and parent of six, Shoreline, Washington

As a beginning teacher Im afraid I might lose track of the profound responsibility I feel. This book gives me concrete, yet flexible ideas and specific examples of how to create and maintain a classroom environment that encourages students.

Katherine Klekas, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington

It is nice to have new guidelines to help me over roadblocks, so that I can reach the one or two at-risk students in each classroom who also need to belong. Thank you!

Rima Ramsammy, school counselor, Roseland School District, Santa Rosa, California

This book is a wonderful resource for administrators to share with teachers who ask for help with problems. It serves as a reminder that the same techniques that work for children will be effective with adults.

David Selby, head of school, Epiphany School, Seattle, Washington

What makes this book unique is that the focus is not on how to control students, but on how to develop individuals with those personal qualities found in successful adults.

Robert W. Reasoner, Self-Esteem Resources, Port Ludlow, Washington

This is a great, practical, and supportive guidebook for all of us who live and work with children.

Katie Hauck, CCDC, M.Ed., school and family counselor, mother of six, grandmother of six, Shoreline, Washington

The book is excellent and should be required reading for all teachers.

Paige Dinn, director of Childrens Resource and Development Institute of South Texas, Driscoll Childrens Hospital