Educating Oppositional and Defiant Children

If you’ve ever had a student who openly defies authority, ignores instructions, and becomes aggressive when confronted, here’s a book that explains why noncompliant students are becoming more prevalent and what you can do to minimize their impact on the learning environment. Backed by research and supported by real-life student stories, the authors explain:

• Why verbal directives, rewards, punishments, and other common strategies don’t work
• Which teacher behaviours are most apt to detonate oppositional behaviour
• How to engineer the student’s environment so that the right response is the easiest response
• Why “emotional safety” is critical in classroom management
• How to remove a defiant student from class with dignity

To help get at the root causes of defiance, the authors also describe how schools can provide parent training and comprehensive treatment programs that better prepare these students for the school environment.