The First Days Of School: How To Be An Effective Teacher

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Summary: Great resource for a first year teacher!
Review: I can't believe some of the reviews I have read. Many teacher's have a passion and love for working with children; however this doesn't necessarily mean they can manage their class properly. In order to be an effective teacher and convey your passion for teaching you must be prepared and organized and this book helps you with that without question. I think some of the people writing the reviews are either not teachers or have been teachers for a long time and think they know everything. We use this book in our faculty of education, it is a very valuable tool for those who are starting out teaching. I find it surprising that so many people reading this book know it all? Maybe you have all the answers, I would be impressed; or perhaps you think you know it all and it works for you. Classroom management is increasingly difficult in this day in age due to many circumstances. This book offers ideas and solid ones I might add for new teachers. Not everything will work for every teacher, or every student but I don't see some of these other reviewers writing books on this sort of thing? This book is very solid and again is highly recommended by our faculty, a world renouned university.

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Summary: Don't Walk Into The Classroom Without This Book!
Review: I won't go so far to say that this book could replace going through a teacher education program. But there is such a gap between all of the "theoretical stuff" you learn from your professors, and actual practice that this book has been literally a God-send to thousands of teachers.

Dr. Wong and his wife have put together a wonderful resource based on the experieces of hundreds of successful teachers. This book is designed to give the pre-service teacher, or relatively new teacher a handle on what can be, the overwhelming experience of managing a classroom.

This book deals in depth with what a successful teacher looks like, how to have positive expectations about student success, the sometimes elusive art of classroom management, designing lessons to foster student mastery, and the teacher as a professional educator.

Practical, sometimes funny and inspiring from beginning to end, The First Days of School will both strengthen and encourage you for the journey ahead. Buy this book today, and read it many times over. I did!

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Summary: Help for Teachers!
Review: It's a known fact that education majors consistently score lowest of all majors - on standardized tests, current affairs quizzes, foreign policy, etc. They enter teaching as softies used to scantron tests in sociology, etc. Assuming they can read at all, they should get this book. And teachers who are in a union shouldn't say knee-jerk, "Not my job." I suggest you read it anyway!

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Summary: Great for First Year Teachers.
Review: Last year was my first year as a full time teacher. I was so very nervous and timid before the year began. A professor made a gift to me of "The First Days of School", and "The Child Whisperer." After reading Harry Wong's book, I was more excited to get started teaching but still so very nervous. "The Child Whisperer" gave me some insights into language on a very basic and practical level. I love "The First Days of School" by Harry and Rosemarry Wong and I think it was most effective for me because I also read "The Child Whisperer" by Matt Pasquinilli - especially helpful with ADD/ADHD children.

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Summary: A Got-a Have Handy for ALL Teachers!
Review: Three years ago when I started teaching I was given this teacher friendly book. I read it front to cover and enjoyed all of it. Every August, I pull the book out and skim it again just using it as a reference. Harry Wong's book is practical, sometimes funny and inspiring from beginning to end. The First Days of School will both motivate and encourage you for the new school year ahead. This books tell you what a successful teacher looks like, how to have positive expectations about student success, some awesome classroom management techniques, how to design lessons to foster student mastery, and how important it is for the teacher to always be a student. Some of the many topics covered include; What you Should Understand Before You Sign That Contract, How to Increase Positive Student Behavior, How to Introduce Yourself to Your Class, How to Maintain an Effective Record Book, How to Get Students to Work Cooperatively, and How to Achieve Happiness and Success as a Teacher. These are just a few of the many things covered in the book. The neat thing about this book is that you can skip over topics as you wish and read the book like an automobile owner's manual. Just turn to the right section if something isn't working right in your classroom. No need to read the 338 page book unless you wish. I think the most important thing to learn from this book is that the first week of school sets the tone for the rest of the year. This book will help you set that tone in your classroom. You classroom will be a warm, caring, efficient, academically structured space with the help of this book