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Quick guide for teachers
Primary school
In the style of a Teacher Training notebook, this is a quick guide for teachers of primary school presenting 15 classroom scenarios in which students behave in a dysfunctional way. The guide offers suggestions on which approach teachers should adopt — and which must avoid — when facing with problematic behaviour.
By analysing different situations, teachers will be better equipped to prevent disruptive behaviour and foster an inclusive and welcoming environment for all students.
BOOK STRUCTURE AND CONTENTS
Challenging classes – What to do and what to avoid is divided into 15 chapters:
Chapter 1 – I see everything in a negative light
Chapter 2 – I can’t find my balance anymore
Chapter 3 – I don’t understand why they behave like this
Chapter 4 – Students are very rude
Chapter 5 – Students are always distracted
Chapter 6 – Students always keep their things in a mess
Chapter 7 – Students disturb the rest of the class
Chapter 8 – Students poison the classroom atmosphere
Chapter 9 – Students don’t let me teach
Chapter 10 – Students get angry
Chapter 11 – Students don’t know how to regulate their emotions
Chapter 12 – We feel uncomfortable in this class
Chapter 13 – Students argue
Chapter 14 – Students are always competing with each other
Chapter 15 – We feel alone or in bad company
Each chapter contains:
At the beginning of each chapter, an illustration introduces the problematic behaviour.
A more in-depth description to reflect on the specific behaviour.
Each chapter closes with a short paragraph entitled A Different Perspective, designed to help the reader see things from another point of view.
Leaf through some pages of volume which have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation of the product.
THE AUTHORS
Fabio Celi. Psychologist, psychotherapist, director of the O.U.C. (Operative Unit Complex) of Psychology for USL Toscana Northwest, is professor of clinical psychology at the Universities of Parma and Pisa.
Benedetta Zagni. Developmental and Educational Psychologist. Trainer and doctoral student in Psychological Sciences (DPSS – University of Padua) in collaboration with the Erickson Study Center. She deals with emotional well-being at school, cooperative learning, recognition and valorisation of differences in the class.
