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1	The Trouble with Boys: A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do more books like this by Peg Tyre Inspired by the author's award-winning "Newsweek" cover story, which prompted an avalanche of responses, here is an in-depth look at an education system that has created the growing perception among boys that school is a girl thing, and the disastrous consequences if the trend isn't arrested. see all copies from $10.95! new only from $10.95! \| SVS
2	Bright Minds, Poor Grades: Understanding and Movtivating Your Underachieving Child more books like this by Michael D Whitley The author, a clinical psychologist, offers a 10-step program intended to help parents motivate an underachieving child. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men more books like this by Leonard Sax This timely book uncovers startling new scientific reasons for the troubling decline of boys and young men, and offers provocative - and hopeful - solutions to help them succeed in school and in life.Something scary is happening to boys today. From kindergarten to college, they are less resilient and less ambitious than they were a mere twenty ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $10.00! \| SVS
4	The Quality School: Managing Students Without Coercion more books like this by William Glasser, M.D. "This should be required reading by every school administator, every teacher, every board member and all university faculty involved in the training of teachers. There is no doubt that we need to squeeze all blame, all coerion and all criticism out of any people-related business. Not until we realize that schools are in a people business will we ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Comprehensive Classroom Management: Creating Communities of Support and Solving Problems more books like this by Vernon F Jones, Louise Jones Prevent Problems And Respond To Behavior Problems With This Essential Classroom Management Resource! -- Highly practical with real-life example, vignettes, case studies, and activities. -- Addresses both the whys and hows of behavior problems and -- Student-centered emphasis on treating students with respect and empowering Classroom management is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $38.85! \| SVS
6	Educational Psychology more books like this by John W Santrock, Ph.D. Written by the author of highly effective psychology texts relied upon by thousands of teachers and students, "Educational Psychology" is a well-crafted text that emphasizes the application of theory to classroom practice. With richly evocative classroom vignettes provided by practicing teachers, as well as the most case studies - three per ... see all copies from $2.09! new only from $44.00! \| SVS
7	The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning on the Tuned-Out Child more books like this by Richard Lavoie The author of the groundbreaking "It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend" gives parents, teachers, coaches, and caregivers the keys to spark the desire to learn in any child. Includes a quiz to assess a child's needs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.19! \| SVS
8	Control Theory in the Classroom more books like this by William Glasser, M.D. A renowned psychologist puts the successful techniques from his popular book Control Theory to work in our schools--with a new approach to increasing student motivation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Mobilizing the Community to Help Students Succeed more books like this by Hugh B Price In Mobilizing the Community to Help Students Succeed, Hugh B. Price shares the lessons learned while helping to do just that during his tenure as president of the National Urban League. Here, find out how educators can apply some of the same tactics to inspire and award academic achievement in even the most challenged school districts. According ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.41! \| SVS
10	Motivated Minds: Raising Children to Love Learning more books like this by Deborah J Stipek, Kathy Seal A practical guide to ensuring your child's success in school. Through extensive research, combined with ongoing classroom implementation of their ideas, Deborah Stipek, Dean of the School of Education at Stanford, and Kathy Seal have created a program that will encourage motivation and a love of learning in children from toddlerhood through ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	There Are No Shortcuts more books like this by Rafe Esquith (Read by) "The 1992 National Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Esquith explains how his inner-city students manage to score in the top ten percent on standardized tests."--"Library Journal." see all copies from $5.06! new only from $8.06! \| signed copies \| SVS
12 view cover	Awakening Genius in the Classroom more books like this by Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Inspiring Active Learning: A Handbook for Teachers more books like this by Merrill Harmin see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.64! \| first editions
14	100 Ways to Enhance Self-Concept in the Classroom: A Handbook for Teachers and Parents more books like this by Harold Clive Wells, Jack Canfield This accessible text and reference shows how to develop positive self-conceptin children, with over 100 tested, verbal and nonverbal, activities. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $59.96! \| first editions
15 view cover	There Are No Shortcuts: How an Inner-City Teacher--Winner of the American Teacher Award--Inspires His Students and Challenges Us to Rethink the Way We Educate Our Children more books like this by Rafe Esquith Teacher Rafe Esquith, winner of the 1992 National Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, explains his teaching methods and shares his forthright thoughts on the American education system and how it can and should be reformed. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $8.26! \| first editions
16 view cover	Empowered College Reading: Motivation Matters (Book Alone) more books like this by Linda Lee For college reading courses. In reading, motivation does matter. How do you motivate your students to read? As with most activities, the key to successful reading is motivation. By combining the stages of motivation with active reading, author Linda Lee empowers students to become college readers. She demonstrates to students how to use the ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Maintaining Sanity in the Classroom: Classroom Management Techniques more books like this by Rudolf Dreikurs This clear, practical, and highly successful text, based on Adlerian psychology, applies the techniques of motivation to realistic classroom problems. It is the only book of its kind to deal step by step with handling behavior difficulties and to provide the background that enables student-teachers to understand the group dynamics of various ... see all copies from $2.39! new only from $33.26! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Building Engaged Schools: Getting the Most Out of America's Classrooms more books like this by Gary Gordon, Steve Crabtree America's schools "can" meet the challenges of globalization and increased expectations--but not by doing what they're doing today. So argues this book, which challenges the faulty assumptions that guide American public education. see all copies from $5.98! new only from $14.37! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Choice Theory in the Classroom more books like this by William Glasser, M.D. William Glasser, M.D., puts his successful choice theory to work in our schools--with a new approach in increasing student motivation. "Dr. Glasser translates choice theory into a productive, classroom model of team learning with emphasis on satisfaction and excitement. Working in small teams, students find that knowledge contributes to power, ... see all copies from $2.38! new only from $6.64! \| SVS
20 view cover	Supplement: Keys to College Studying: Becoming an Active Thinker - Keys to College Studying: Becomin more books like this by Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, Ph.D., Judy Block see all copies from $54.32! new only from $54.32!
21 view cover	Activating the Desire to Learn more books like this by Robert A Sullo see all copies from $4.89! new only from $7.49! \| SVS
22 view cover	Motivating Students to Learn more books like this by Jere E Brophy Written specifically for teachers, this book offers a wealth of research-based principles for motivating students to learn within the realities of a classroom learning community. Its focus on motivational principles rather than motivational theorists or theories leads naturally into discussions of specific classroom strategies. Throughout the book ... see all copies from $21.29! new only from $54.30! \| SVS
23 view cover	Awakening Brilliance: How to Inspire Children to Become Successful Learners more books like this by Pamela Sims This is an enlightening story told with a deep sensitivity for what children need and convinces us of the desperate need to change the way students are treated in the school system. Find out how you can: prevent children from dropping out, joining gangs or using drugs; build a rapport with children, even the difficult ones; improve your child's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.89! \| first editions
24 view cover	Schools of Fish!: Welcome Back to the Reason You Became an Educator more books like this by Philip Strand Educators receive a groundbreaking, empowering, and exciting new application of the bestselling "FISH! "philosophy, inspired by the unique culture of Seattle's Pike Place Fish market. Full color. see all copies from $5.91! new only from $6.58! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Reaching Higher: The Power of Expectations in Schooling more books like this by Rhona S Weinstein "She has a funny way of looking at you," a fourth-grader told Rhona Weinstein about his teacher. "She gets that look and says 'I am very disappointed in you.' I hate it when she does that. It makes me feel like I'm stupid. Just crazy, stupid, dumb." Even young children know what adults think of them. All too often, they live down to expectations, ... see all copies from $7.69! new only from $21.73! \| first editions

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