Better Than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management

Great for teachers who need a boost to classroom management techniques. Simple read with profound ideas about kids and how they learn, as well as self reflection for the teacher or adult in the classroom. Good for parents as well.

Perhaps it's a lack of exposure to other classroom management texts, but this one is easily one of the best reads. It's a great guide full of interesting concepts that I had never considered before. This book REALLY changed my perspective on a lot of things and I find myself more comfortable and at peace with the way I interact with my students. It's a great read. Gives a lot for you to think about and consider. Even if you're not going to be a teacher or educator in some form or fashion, it's a great guide for raising a generation of thoughtful, intuitive and compassionate people.

Better Than Carrots or Sticks is a book on classroom management and the use of positive and restorative practices. This book is full of good strategies that teachers can use to build student-teacher and student-student relationships in the classroom, and the authors use many student examples to illustrate these strategies. The information is organized well and written so that it is easily understood

Love the book so far (just getting started) and have tons of notes and stickies. However, the pages keep falling out at the spine when I turn the pages. Hopefully it is just a small production issue that doesn’t cause people to not order this great resource for how to think about their practices and how to build up strong school cultures and climates through the use and great practices.

If you are interested in restorative discipline this is a good read

This is an easy read with excellent strategies for creating a school community where all can succeed. Students come to school with more than academic needs and we can create a safe space for them to learn ways to navigate this world with all the baggage some of them may carry. Every behavior has a cause and every student is a person who deserves our best.

I loved this book! I honestly couldn’t put it down. With every turn and example, I kept thinking of moments in my teaching career that I could have done better or times I was right in how I approached a child’s behavior. I’ve always thought more of a positive approach, but this help me solidify what that actually means and how to practically approach and use it in my practice. :)

Burn your clip stick! This book explains fully the merits of restorative practices and suggests practical ways to implement them at the classroom, school, and district levels. It is an excellent read for seasoned and new teachers alike and begs to reconsider the status quo in favor of more responsive behavior management procedures.

Highly recommended read for teacher, and even parents. Great book with a lot information. Includes plenty of research based findings. More teachers need to be using these practices instead of the current reward or punishment system that does little to teach kids how to actually behave, nor does it encourage kids to make amends for their mistakes. The methods also work really well into a trauma informed school/classroom.

interesting read! lots of great tips and suggestions

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