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Used by new and veteran teachers, college instructors, and administrators, this is a beautifully designed book on classroom management, student achievement, and teacher effectiveness. Color graphics.
About the Author
Harry K. Wong and Rosemary T. Wong are award-winning teachers and new teacher advocates. Harry is a native of San Francisco and is arguably the most sought-after motivational speaker in education today having given some 3000 presentations to over a million people. He has been called "Mr. Practicality" for his common sense, user-friendly, no-cost approach to managing a classroom for high-level student success. The March 2006 issue of Instructor magazine named him one of the 20 most admired people in education along with Maya Angelou, Howard Gardner, and Oprah Winfrey. He has received numerous other teaching honors.
Rosemary is from New Orleans, Louisiana. Her classroom success led to her selection as one of the first Mentor teachers in California. She has received many Silicon Valley business honors and the Southeastern Louisiana University Distinguished Alumni Award.
Profits from the sale of their book fund "The First Days of School Foundation." That foundation has built and funds the 250 student "Wong Mean Reth Learning Academy" in the jungles of Cambodia. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Rosemary is from New Orleans, Louisiana. Her classroom success led to her selection as one of the first Mentor teachers in California. She has received many Silicon Valley business honors and the Southeastern Louisiana University Distinguished Alumni Award.
Profits from the sale of their book fund "The First Days of School Foundation." That foundation has built and funds the 250 student "Wong Mean Reth Learning Academy" in the jungles of Cambodia. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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100 of 107 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good for elementary, too naive for middle school,
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This review is from: The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher (Paperback)
I have just finished my first year teaching and found "The First Days of School" useful for setting up a classroom but not for dealing with extreme problems.Wong's book was an excellent resource for me when I was given a job description, a classroom, and little else. Wong will explain to you how to set up everything from your gradebook to your classroom management system. He stresses the importance of routines and procedures to classroom management, and he is indeed right. If you teach in a school where the students are used to structured classrooms and consistent discipline systems, this book will cover most of what you need to know. Buy it, implement it, call it heaven-sent. HOWEVER: Wong fails to address the WHAT IFs of classroom management like: what if I'm doing all of these things and the kids are defiant? What if all 35 of them decide to act up? What if I totally lose it? These were the major questions at my school this year, and many of were dissatisfied by the way Wong assumed children would react. Case in point: Does this sound out-of-control to you? I certainly hope so. If you find yourself in a situation where students have become accustomed to these behaviors and you want to break them of these behaviors and actually - get this - teach something, BUY FRED JONES' "TOOLS FOR TEACHING" instead. Fred Jones will teach you practical solutions for these problems. He taught me how to deal with the preceding situation and many others, and I'm actually excited to go back next year. Harry Wong seems nice, his tools are useful, but the second a kid is extremely defiant, his book flies out the window. Jones will teach you how to eliminate backtalk - and it works.
51 of 52 people found the following review helpful:
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The First Days of School,
By Arthur D. Vlahon (New Lothrop, MI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher (Paperback)
The First Days of School, is number one on the MUST READ list for anyone who aspires to be a good teacher. I'm in my thirty-first year as a high school science teacher and for the last nine years I have used this invaluable resource as a guide. I have obtained great ideas and strategies, priceless advice, valuable insight and inspiration. Using ideas from this resource concerning classroom management, lesson mastery, professionalism, positive expectations, et cetera, a teacher can formulate his/her own style to make themselves a much better, more effective professional educator. Dr. Wong's book applies to all teachers - rookies, veterans, elementary, middle school, and high school - alike. It provides a multitude of "time-tested" practical ideas, strategies and techniques which will make your teaching more effective, fun, exciting, meaningful, relevant, enjoyable, rewarding and successful. You will be at your best everyday; your classroom will function smoothly and at top productivity; and your students will leave each day with a feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction.
112 of 124 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't Walk Into The Classroom Without This Book!,
This review is from: The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher (Paperback)
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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5.0 out of 5 stars
Amust have tool
This is an exellent book for all teachers ,I always give this as a gift to all new teachers @our school at the begining of the year ,and no matter how many years u have been...
Published 3 days ago by Nour
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The First Days of School-Beautiful!
I just received the book and it is in awesome condition! I am very satisfied with the product! The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher
Published 18 days ago by LMS
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful tool for my classroom
I used this text for my classroom management class. I am starting my 3rd internship for elementary education and believe that this book is going to be a valuable tool for my...
Published 21 days ago by Teena Watson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good deal for the last edition of this book
I checked other websites, and dealers, and then ordered it here. The book is the latest edition, and arrived in good shape & on time. I'm happy of my purchase.
Published 21 days ago by Nick
4.0 out of 5 stars
It is okay for requried reading
For a book that is required reading this is an okay book. I will write more when I find I can reread this without it being required, which means this book is a keeper...
Published 27 days ago by J. Chilla
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must have for new (and experienced) teachers
I purchased this book as a gift for a student teacher that was working with me last semester. I think it's going to be great for her to add to her very limited tool box as she...
Published 28 days ago by Susan
4.0 out of 5 stars
must read but there is more
I have read this book several times and there are many wonderful ideas presented in this book. It is a must have for new teachers because it gives information about setting up a...
Published 1 month ago by Stephanie G. Dean
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book for teachers!
I have heard this book was a tremendous help for new and seasoned teachers, plus I have viewed parts of a video by the Wongs so I decided this book would help me become a great...
Published 1 month ago by Karen S. Holland
4.0 out of 5 stars
Needed for a class but would have bought it regardless.
Needed it for a class, but I was planning on purchasing it anyway. Mostly geared for primary grades, but has some good secondary school ideas.
Published 1 month ago by Monica Faber
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must Have for New and Seasoned Educators
Excellent material for new teachers, veterans, and administrators. Effective and proven methods, and anxiety and stress reliever all in one book with inspiring CD included.
Published 2 months ago by T. Snedden
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The first days of school can make or break you. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
get your students, lesson mastery, invite students, grade record book, invitational education, schoolwide discipline plan, enhancement behaviors, academic learning time, enhancement people, ineffective teacher, student signals, protective people, classroom procedures Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Unit Classroom Management, Positive Expectations, Effective Discipline Plan, Have Students Follow Classroom Procedures, Introduce Yourself, Educational Leadership, Work Cooperatively, Have Your Classroom Ready, Unit Future Understandings, Increase Positive Student Behavior, The Perfect Tribute, Unit Basic Understandings, Pass Their Tests, United States, Rosa Parks, Back-to-School Night, Family Day, Help All Students Succeed, Cindy Wong, South Pole, Effective Grade Record Book, Carolyn Evertson New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The first days of school can make or break you. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
get your students, lesson mastery, invite students, grade record book, invitational education, schoolwide discipline plan, enhancement behaviors, academic learning time, enhancement people, ineffective teacher, student signals, protective people, classroom procedures Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Unit Classroom Management, Positive Expectations, Effective Discipline Plan, Have Students Follow Classroom Procedures, Introduce Yourself, Educational Leadership, Work Cooperatively, Have Your Classroom Ready, Unit Future Understandings, Increase Positive Student Behavior, The Perfect Tribute, Unit Basic Understandings, Pass Their Tests, United States, Rosa Parks, Back-to-School Night, Family Day, Help All Students Succeed, Cindy Wong, South Pole, Effective Grade Record Book, Carolyn Evertson New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- What Works: Research About Teaching and Learning by United States Department of Education on page 40, and page 207
- Teacher and Child: A Book for Parents and Teachers by Dr. Haim G. Ginott on page 64
- Looking in Classrooms (9th Edition) by Thomas L. Good on page 7
- Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement, Second Edition by Mike Schmoker on page 266
- Timepiece: Extending and Enhancing Learning Time by Loren W. Anderson on page 233
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- 13 Ways of Looking at Student Teaching: A Guide for First-Time English Teachers by Mike Rychlik on page 153, and Back Matter
- Juan and Marie Join the Class: Caught'ya! Grammar with a Giggle for Third Grade by Jane Bell Kiester in Back Matter
- Classroom Management: Sound Theory and Effective Practice, Third Edition by Robert T. Tauber on page 208
- The Teacher's Daybook, 2006-2007, Revised Edition: Time to Teach, Time to Learn, Time to Live by Jim Burke in Back Matter
- The Teacher's Daybook, 2005-2006, Revised Edition: Time to Teach, Time to Learn, Time to Live by Jim Burke in Back Matter
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