Despite having a classroom management plan in place when the year begins, teachers will encounter instances when student behavior blows up. The author discusses what to do when a student has a meltdown or in the aftermath of a fistfight when students are pulled out of class to deal with the consequences.

Literature suggests that improving teacher use of culturally responsive classroom management strategies may reduce the disproportionate number of racial and ethnic minority students who receive exclusionary discipline actions and are identified as needing special education, particularly for emotional and behavioral disorders. Coaching teachers is…

Literature suggests that improving teacher use of culturally responsive classroom management strategies may reduce the disproportionate number of racial and ethnic minority students who receive exclusionary discipline actions and are identified as needing special education, particularly for emotional and behavioral disorders. Coaching teachers is…

Peer reaction on the elementary education level was shown to be effective in reducing disruptive behaviors. (Author/CB)

Schools are seeing an influx of disruptive behaviors related to an increase in emotional and behavioral issues. In the adolescent population, emotional and behavioral problems are manifested in a variety of forms and often result in some form of discipline within the school setting. Although discipline punishes the unwanted behavior, it does…

The martial art of Aikido was used as an intervention with 15 middle and high school students with severe emotional disturbances in an alternative educational setting. Students with an extensive history of violently disruptive and assaultive behaviors were trained for 12 weeks in this nonviolent Japanese martial art in order to achieve the…

THIS GUIDE PRESENTS FUNDAMENTAL PRACTICAL CONCEPTS CONCERNING BEHAVIOR, CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, AND CURRICULUM FOR THE CHILD UNDER STRESS. THE ANGRY CHILD, THE CONFUSED CHILD, THE DESTRUCTIVE CHILD, AND THE QUIET CHILD ARE DISCUSSED. THE GENERAL GOALS OF CLASSROOM CONTROLS AND EFFECTIVE METHODS OF ACHIEVING THESE GOALS ARE DISCUSSED. LISTS OF…