Motivating the Bad Attitude Kids

<p><I>Motivating the Bad Attitude Kids</I> is a valuable resource for all high school and middle school instructors including first year teachers veterans and everyone who is burned out and sick of dealing with difficult students.</p><p>Author Terrill Smith brings thirty-six years experience teaching the most difficult students; the ones who simply 'don't want to be there. In <I>Motivating the Bad Attitude Kids</I> Smith shares the secret survival tools used by master teachers. Some of the topics covered include:<br><UL><li>* Making your personal work space at school more inviting<li>* Ways to make the entire year run as smoothly as the first few days<li>* What to do when your class is out of control<li>* How to deal with the most difficult types of students including the Disruptive Jimmy Tattle-tale Martha Susan the Drama Queen Henry the Comedian Sexy Sally Jean the cheater Sneaky Sam Perfectionistic Paula and the gang kid.<li>* Classroom Survival Forms - Creative ways to keep your work manageable<li>* How to fix mistakes made in the classroom with the administration with colleagues with students and with yourself</P><p>According to Smith when you understand the students and respect them the feeling is usually reciprocated. It allows a light touch of humor and gamesmanship - powerful tools denied serious teachers who are prime candidates for burnout.</p>