Teaching isn't all about teaching; new teachers quickly realise that they need to be lion tamers too. Controlling a class isn't something that comes naturally to everyone - but it can be learned. This no-nonsense guide tells teachers what the teacher training didn't, and offers instant strategies for dealing with the most common, and extreme, classroom scenarios. Using his experiences of teaching in inner-city schools, as Behaviour Guru on the TES advice forum and working as a nightclub bouncer, Tom Bennett helps teachers, old and new, to assert their authority in the classroom.
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'This is a very good book indeed, both timely and necessary…. Bennett writes with humour, style, understanding, a massive amount of common sense and not a little wisdom. And how often do you use those words in an educational context?' --Times Educational Supplement
'a jargon-free, unpatronising, highly browsable and accessible set of responses and suggested solutions to common classroom management issues…if you want an instant answer without having to wade through pages of search results, other people's mis'spelled comments on the forum, or just a reminder that you are not alone in the big bad world of behaviour, you would do well to turn to this book which seems, like Mr Bennett himself (and perhaps that really annoying kid who sits near the back in 9X4), to have an answer for everything... a book that no self-respecting staff room or faculty office should be without… our Behaviour Guru hovers, like a guardian angel, ready to gently reassure, redirect and reintroduce classroom Zen.' --Jenny Turner, Journal of Trainee Teacher Educational Research, UK
'a jargon-free, unpatronising, highly browsable and accessible set of responses and suggested solutions to common classroom management issues…if you want an instant answer without having to wade through pages of search results, other people's mis'spelled comments on the forum, or just a reminder that you are not alone in the big bad world of behaviour, you would do well to turn to this book which seems, like Mr Bennett himself (and perhaps that really annoying kid who sits near the back in 9X4), to have an answer for everything... a book that no self-respecting staff room or faculty office should be without… our Behaviour Guru hovers, like a guardian angel, ready to gently reassure, redirect and reintroduce classroom Zen.' --Jenny Turner, Journal of Trainee Teacher Educational Research, UK
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Tom Bennett is the behaviour guru on the TES advice forum, and a teacher at Raines Foundation - an inner city state secondary school in London, UK. Tom is Head of Humanities, Religious Studies and Philosophy and is author of 'Class Act', A TES Essential Guide to Behaviour Management.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Chris B
Format:Paperback
This book should be compulsory reading for every teacher. It is packed with solutions (some simple, some innovative, all brilliant) to every imaginable classroom issue and manages to be highly entertaining with it. Read it in a weekend and see how much more confident you are walking into school on Monday morning. Then put it on the shelf with your reference books because you will go back to it time and time again. More please!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Anna Bennett
Format:Paperback
I've really enjoyed reading The BG. It is funny and entertaining but also intelligent and it presents a lot of useful hints about behaviour managemant in the classroom. It doesn't happen very often that you come across a book that gives you solutions to your problems and makes you laugh at the same time. Highly recommend it!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By deirdre
Format:Paperback
I'm currently working through my PGCE and like many students suffer from anxiety about keeping a class on task and on target in school.
I've read some of Tom Bennett's blogs and TES columns before and he always seems to bring common sense and clarity to the chaos theory that is classrooom management.
I bought this as a practical day-to-day common sense guide and I'm pleased to say it lives up to its brief.
Tome Bennett offers practical, workable solutions in a good humoured manner along with the timely reminder that all teachers have been there.
Along with his book "Not Quite a Teacher" I'd say that this book is an essential in every student's library as well as being worth placing in quite a few staffrooms!
His ideas and techniques enabled me to undertake my second placement with much more confidence than was the case with my first.
A must-read!!
I've read some of Tom Bennett's blogs and TES columns before and he always seems to bring common sense and clarity to the chaos theory that is classrooom management.
I bought this as a practical day-to-day common sense guide and I'm pleased to say it lives up to its brief.
Tome Bennett offers practical, workable solutions in a good humoured manner along with the timely reminder that all teachers have been there.
Along with his book "Not Quite a Teacher" I'd say that this book is an essential in every student's library as well as being worth placing in quite a few staffrooms!
His ideas and techniques enabled me to undertake my second placement with much more confidence than was the case with my first.
A must-read!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Cajgirl
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
A really good book for dipping into, because it is written in lots of small scenarios. As a trainee teacher I really recommend it but I'm sure even seasoned teachers will find it useful.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Edwardq278
Format:Paperback
I am not a teacher but bought it as a gift for a friend who is and read it before I gave the book to them as it looked fun. I found it very intresting, sharp and obviously written by someone who loves teaching. Which is very refreshing. 4 Gold stars!
Format:Paperback
I would recommend this book to anyone involved with teaching, from someone just starting out to an experienced individual.
It is very easy to read, actually making me laugh. It provides real situations and suggested ways to manage them, useful practical advice that are either fresh ideas or renews something you used to do. Thanks Tom 😃
Wish I'd had this when training.
It is very easy to read, actually making me laugh. It provides real situations and suggested ways to manage them, useful practical advice that are either fresh ideas or renews something you used to do. Thanks Tom 😃
Wish I'd had this when training.
By P. Anderson
Format:Paperback
Tom first came to my attention with his blog posts reviewing Jamie's Dream School, and those told me that here was someone who could write, write well, and be entertaining. At this point I wasn't yet a teacher.
Now I am. And I teach students at the hard end of the behaviour spectrum (flip through to the chapter in this book entitled "Extreme Teaching" - that sort of student!). Tom's advice and guidance on his blog, on the TES forums, on Twitter and in his books are a constant help to me as I learn the ropes of teaching. And now as well as being entertained by a brilliant writer, I'm learning valuable strategies from someone who knows what he's talking about when it comes to behaviour management.
Tom makes it clear throughout that he can only give general guidance. He doesn't know your specific circumstances, your specific students. What works in some situations won't work in all, and Tom is up-front in pointing that out. But everything he says has been tried and tested and has worked in the past, and there will be multiple tactics and strategies for teachers to try.
The book collects questions Tom has been asked about specific scenarios, and collects them into distinct thematic chapters. If you've got a specific problem, a quick skim of the contents should reveal that scenario (or something damn near) and you can dive straight into it. Otherwise, read through this at your leisure and be entertained, engaged, and informed of some of the best strategies for getting and maintaining a good standard of behaviour from students.
If I can recommend one chapter to all teachers, it is the final chapter, "Being a teacher: how to cope with pressure".... Read more ›
Now I am. And I teach students at the hard end of the behaviour spectrum (flip through to the chapter in this book entitled "Extreme Teaching" - that sort of student!). Tom's advice and guidance on his blog, on the TES forums, on Twitter and in his books are a constant help to me as I learn the ropes of teaching. And now as well as being entertained by a brilliant writer, I'm learning valuable strategies from someone who knows what he's talking about when it comes to behaviour management.
Tom makes it clear throughout that he can only give general guidance. He doesn't know your specific circumstances, your specific students. What works in some situations won't work in all, and Tom is up-front in pointing that out. But everything he says has been tried and tested and has worked in the past, and there will be multiple tactics and strategies for teachers to try.
The book collects questions Tom has been asked about specific scenarios, and collects them into distinct thematic chapters. If you've got a specific problem, a quick skim of the contents should reveal that scenario (or something damn near) and you can dive straight into it. Otherwise, read through this at your leisure and be entertained, engaged, and informed of some of the best strategies for getting and maintaining a good standard of behaviour from students.
If I can recommend one chapter to all teachers, it is the final chapter, "Being a teacher: how to cope with pressure".... Read more ›
By Mrs H. Boson
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have been teaching for 16 years and still found a lot to learn from this book. It can be easy to slip into patterns and routines after all that time and I was finding my usual tactics were not always working. This book makes you laugh but also has a solid core of sound advice that you can see yourself carrying out. After such a long time in teaching it was quite fun to read through all the questions about behaviour; I reckon I've seen them all! It has left me feeling refreshed as opposed to considering a career change. An essential read for teachers at all stages of their career.
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