Chapters 1-3 of Teaching With Love and Logic

Hi all,
I hope you are all enjoying this book as much as I am. I have a young girl in my classroom that I have not been able to establish a relationship with yet, and I am anxious to try the relationship building techniques on page 21 to see if that helps. This young lady is the "queen bee" of the classroom, and although I have established relationships with all the others in the class I think that this girl is capable of ruining those relationships. If I can create a relationship with this young lady I will have it made in my classroom. I have tried a lot of things and it seems like everytime I feel like I am getting somewhere with her she falls off the deep end with her sassy, I am too cool for you attitude. Hopefully this new approach will help me get her aboard. I will keep you updated and let you know if I am making any leeway with her.

I also enjoyed reading the enforceable limits on page 27 that talks about getting kids to make their own decisions. Currently, I am struggling to get students to turn in their work in my classroom. The only way they turn it in is if I am constantly reminding and allowing extra time. They seem to be making improvements, but there is still much work to be done. I really enjoyed reading about the two baskets, one for work to be graded tonight, and the other for work to be graded in the summer. I think it would be fun to experiment with this and see if it helps my students become more responsible and turn their work in on time without the constant reminders.

This book is loaded with tons of wonderful advice, and I can't wait to start applying some of the techniques in the classroom and watch what happens.

If you have any additional advice I would be happy to give it a try!