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Reaching the Wounded Student

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ISBN-10: 1596670975

ISBN-13: 9781596670976

Edition: 2009

Authors: Joe Hendershott

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This inspirational book gives strategies and ideas to educators who work with wounded students-students who are beyond the point of "at-risk" and who suffer from hopelessness. It shows teachers and principals how to understand, teach, discipline, and motivate these students. This book will also empower and encourage educators to give hope to all students and direct them on a path to academic and life success.
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Book details

List price: $35.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/10/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 0.484

Author's Dedication
To the Reader
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Understanding the Wounded Student: The Key to Reaching Wounded Students
How Can We Help?
What We Can Do as Teachers
Prevention
School Policies
Giving Our Students Hope
Turning a Mistake Into Success
The Rewards of Understanding
The Power of One Teacher
The Bottom Line
Chapter 1 Key Points
Identifying the Wounded Student: The Diversity of Wounded Students
The Many Faces of the Wounded Student
The Importance of Relationships in the Wounded Student's Life
The Inward Signs of a Wounded Student
The Bottom Line
Chapter 2 Key Points
The Current State of Schools: The One-Third Model
The One-Third Model
The Changing Model
The Top Third and the Bottom Third
The Role of Learning Styles
Allowing for Flexibility
Understanding Behavior Triggers
Other Approaches to Consider
The Bottom Line
Chapter 3 Key Points
Why Address the Wounded Student: What Is Your Mission and Vision for Wounded Students?
Academic Achievement
Increase Student Attendance
Decrease Student Dropout Rates
Decrease Suspensions and Expulsions
Increase Student Self-Esteem
Increase Student Emotional Quotient (EQ)
Increase Employment and Decrease Prison Rates
Becoming the Resident Expert on Addressing the Wounded Student
The Bottom Line
Chapter 4 Key Points
Addressing the Wounded Student: Programs That Promote Success for All Students
The Steps to Addressing the Wounded Student
Do NOT turn over Your Power During a Teachable Moment
Change the Way You Grade
Take the Time to Train Your Staff
Increase Self-Esteem
Counseling and Emotional Healing
The Bottom Line
Chapter 5 Key Points
Self-Esteem and the Wounded Student: Making the Shift: Dealing with Behaviors
The Components of Good Teaching
What it Means to be Wounded
The Difference Between At-Risk and Wounded
Discipline, Not Punishment
The "Serve" Program
How the Serve Program Works
Keep it Simple
The Bottom Line
Chapter 6 Key Points
Emotional Issues: Understanding the Stages of Behavior
Stages of Emotions
Developing Programs for Wounded Students
Bullying in Schools
A Model to Improve Bullying
The Bottom Line
Chapter 7 Key Points
Reaching the Wounded Student: Teachable Moments Result in Hope for All Students
Building Relationships
Grace
Mercy
Forgiveness
The Importance of Professional Growth
Get the Parents Involved
The Bottom Line
Chapter 8 Key Points
From the Desk of Joe Hendershott
References