Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
A comprehensive and highly applicable resource filled with real-life vignettes and practical, real-world analysis compiled from more than 250 in-depth interviews.
Synopsis
Kosmoski and Pollack conducted a two-year study that included surveys and in-depth interviews with more than 250 practicing teachers and certified school support professionals from urban, suburban, and rural schools and all socio-economic levels. The result is a comprehensive and highly applicable resource filled with real-life vignettes and practical, real-world analysis, including: Defusing the angry screamerHandling parents with blindersCurbing school gossipDealing with public humiliationNeutralizing the influence of drugs or alcohol
A valuable and insightful resource that can take you from reactive to proactive.
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The real-life vignettes and practical analysis, resulting from more than 250 surveys and in-depth interviews, take you from reactive to proactive when facing real-world situations.
Synopsis
Based on an in-depth study of over 250 actively practicing teachers and certified school support professionals, this book identifies and explains the 15 most effective strategies an educator can use in order to diffuse hostile conversations with adults. The authors present a variety of stressful confrontations: from curbing the school gossip and dealing with public humiliation, to surviving a false sexual accusation and neutralizing encounters with out-of-control individuals under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. In each chapter, after presenting the reader with a real-life confrontation, both the psychological and educational viewpoints are considered, the educator's effectiveness in handling the situation is analyzed, and strategies and suggestions for application to additional circumstances are discussed.