Hanging In:
Strategies for Teaching The Students Who Challenge Us Most
Author: Jeffrey Benson
Publication date: January 2014
Publisher: ASCD
In Hanging In: Strategies for Teaching the Students Who Challenge Us Most, veteran educator Jeffrey Benson shows educators the value of tenacity and building connections in teaching the students who most need our help. These students often arrive at school with unique mixtures of family histories, traumatic experiences, and special needs that test educators’ teaching skills and patience. This essential guide includes detailed portraits based on real-life students whose serious challenges inhibited their classroom experience--and how they eventually achieved success. It also includes specific advice for administrators on constructing successful school systems to give all students the best chance for success. It also includes strategies for analyzing and developing plans to help students discover a sense of comfort with learning--with in-depth examples of plans in action. In this guide, teachers will find the inspiration and field-tested ideas necessary to create a patient and supportive environment for even the most demanding cases in the classroom.
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Publication date: January 2014
Publisher: ASCD
In Hanging In: Strategies for Teaching the Students Who Challenge Us Most, veteran educator Jeffrey Benson shows educators the value of tenacity and building connections in teaching the students who most need our help. These students often arrive at school with unique mixtures of family histories, traumatic experiences, and special needs that test educators’ teaching skills and patience. This essential guide includes detailed portraits based on real-life students whose serious challenges inhibited their classroom experience--and how they eventually achieved success. It also includes specific advice for administrators on constructing successful school systems to give all students the best chance for success. It also includes strategies for analyzing and developing plans to help students discover a sense of comfort with learning--with in-depth examples of plans in action. In this guide, teachers will find the inspiration and field-tested ideas necessary to create a patient and supportive environment for even the most demanding cases in the classroom.
Click here to read a sample.
