Becoming the Teacher that Students Remember by Philip S. Hall

I was delighted when Phil asked Len and me to read this manuscript because I felt like I would learn a lot about Phil. I did! He has spent years working with difficult children and he truly values them and offers unrelenting hope and strategies for changing their future. I want to remember his six relationship skills; he claims that teachers who use all six will empower their learners and provide an emotionally safe environment. There are three for each of these two purposes:

Here are the Empowering Learners skills:
1. Ensuring success
2. Promoting independence
3. Teaching for behavior change

Here are the Emotionally Safe Environment skills:
4. Gentle interventions
5. Logical consequences
6. No punishment

These six form a solid framework for a teacher and for a school. Phil's stories bring each one to life in a very entertaining way.

Please note: THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN PUBLISHED! Hopefully, it will be soon!