
You Know the Fair Rule
Strategies for positive and effective behaviour management and discipline in schools
Bill Rogers(Author)
Pearson Education Limited (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 19. January 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-4082-9601-1 (ISBN)
Description
This long-awaited 3rd edition of Bill Roger's classic book has been thoroughly updated to reflect current classroom practice and should be essential reading to help every teacher manage discipline in their classrooms.
Reviews / Votes
"Foundational to Rogers' approach is the interplay of rights and responsibilities within the school context. Any teacher who reads this book knows that Rogers is sympathetic to their profession; through personal anecdotes, gentle humour and clearheaded analysis of classroom dynamics, he aptly describes the challenges presented by a roomful of diverse and sometimes disruptive students. However, he makes crystal clear from the start that teaching is about respect and fairness. School should be a safe place for children. It is only within this relationship of rights and responsibilities that real learning can take place.Written for teacher practitioners, this text will also be of interest to teachers-in-training and some parents. I suggest that, as well as being a useful staffroom resource, this book could form the basis of more structured staff discussions around issues of discipline and behaviour management."
- Janet Whitten, Australian Journal of Dyslexia and Specific Learning Difficulties
"Bill Rogers has gained wide respect through his work as a consultant running in-service activities for teachers on classroom and whole-school discipline approaches. You Know the Fair Rule provides the depth of discussion and detail required to understand and implement Rogers' strategies.
How many of us have consciously planned how to respond to specific disruptive behaviour, such as students calling out or farting? Through detailed and realistic descriptions and discussions of classroom situations, Rogers builds up a wide repertoire of possible teacher actions.
Throughout the book, Rogers exhibits a compassionate understanding of the difficulties faced by teachers - who have 'one of the most demanding of all jobs'.
This book could (and should) usefully form the basis for teacher training programs on discipline. For those of us in the classroom - from kindergarten to secondary schools - it provides practical strategies for less stressful and more effective classes (and schools) for both students and teachers."
- Joy Kite, Education Quarterly
"Bill Rogers' You Know the Fair Rule is a very practical document; one can imagine a harassed teacher hastily consulting a relevant section before facing a difficult class. At the same time, the book is a logical text which deserves leisurely and thoughtful digestion.
The writing is relaxed without being colloquial, informative without being didactic. The text is set under clear headings and often expressed in point form, clarified by use of diagrams and flow charts and enlivened by Kevin Burgemeestre's humorous line drawings.
This book is, I feel, compulsory reading for all educators."
- Anna Abbott, Sydney Morning Herald
"Rogers is no starry-eyed idealist and has obviously confronted many of the situations he describes. He is firm on the essential importance of respecting all students, no matter how unlikeable their behaviour may be, and he is actually able to define respect in operational terms. As a teacher working exclusively with 'at risk' or 'disinclined' students, I can endorse his views. The section on the need for self-esteem should be read by all teachers."
- Sue Nichols, Bowden Brompton Community School
"The author knows what he is writing about from personal experience and is essentially practical in dealing with the problems we face in our classrooms every day. This is a most highly recommended book for all involved in teaching.
Many teachers will want a personal copy but every school should have a copy in its Professional Development library if it is serious about its discipline policy."
More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 100 mm
Width: 100 mm
Thickness: 100 mm
Weight
100 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4082-9601-1 (9781408296011)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Bill Rogers
You Know the Fair Rule eBook
Strategies for positive and effective behaviour management and discipline in schools
E-Book
09/2012
3rd Edition
LONGMAN
€21.49
Available for download

Bill Rogers
You Know the Fair Rule eBook
Strategies for positive and effective behaviour management and discipline in schools
E-Book
08/2012
3rd Edition
Longman
€21.49
Available for download
Person
After years of teaching, Bill Rogers now works as a consultant, specialising in discipline, classroom management and teacher stress, and is the author of a number of successful books including Managing Teacher Stress, also published by Pearson.
Content
Introduction
Chapter 1 Discipline: Definition and protocols
Chapter 2 Disruptive behaviour and teacher management style
Chapter 3 Classroom management: Planning and skills
Chapter 4 Planning discipline interventions
Chapter 5 Rights, responsibilities and rules in the classroom and the playground
Chapter 6 The if-then dynamic
Chapter 7 Building a positive classroom climate
Chapter 8 The basis of a positive classroom climate: Self-esteem and self-concept
Chapter 9 The hard-to-manage class
Chapter 10 Conflict resolution and managing anger
Appendices
I Personal running records
II The 4W form
III Behaviour plans
IV Behaviour goals
V Success criteria for school assemblies
VI Playground questionnaire
VII Establishing a class
VIII Noise meters
Chapter 1 Discipline: Definition and protocols
Chapter 2 Disruptive behaviour and teacher management style
Chapter 3 Classroom management: Planning and skills
Chapter 4 Planning discipline interventions
Chapter 5 Rights, responsibilities and rules in the classroom and the playground
Chapter 6 The if-then dynamic
Chapter 7 Building a positive classroom climate
Chapter 8 The basis of a positive classroom climate: Self-esteem and self-concept
Chapter 9 The hard-to-manage class
Chapter 10 Conflict resolution and managing anger
Appendices
I Personal running records
II The 4W form
III Behaviour plans
IV Behaviour goals
V Success criteria for school assemblies
VI Playground questionnaire
VII Establishing a class
VIII Noise meters