Building, Maintaining, and Repairing Classroom Relationships

Reviews / Votes

"Worley and Roshell offer an impressive foundation for students in a classroom setting that believes "strongly in trust and rapport, while developing better lives." This book is needed for curriculum development to build stronger, healthier classroom relationships. Engaging! Passionate! The authors express their focus by providing hundreds of strategies that work."
Rose Jones, assistant professor, the University of Southern Mississippi "I needed this book at the start of my forty-year career as an educator in Britain, Australia, Kenya, Canada and the U.S., both in K-8 classrooms and as a teacher educator. The challenge for teachers is translating educational philosophy and theory into successful practice. The strategies in this accessible 'how-to' book are straightforward, imaginative, adaptable and based on sound educational principles.
"The core premise of the book is that positive relationships engender trust and rapport, the cornerstones of successful learning and personal development. The strategies outlined are geared to support this goal."
Renee C. Falconer, College of Education and Human Development, George Mason University "Throughout his career, Dr. Worley has proven himself a leading advocate for teachers, and particularly those who are preparing to launch their initial ventures into the classroom. This volume of inspiration and wisdom is a testimony to his dedication within this realm and should be at the fingertips of every beginning educator."
Doug Feldmann, Professor of Education, Northern Kentucky University "Great book with ideas and activities that can provide relevant moral, ethical, and social development strategies and approaches for educators. Trust is an important need for early childhood and elementary students. The book is proven to provide the much-needed successful approaches for incorporating trust as the steppingstone to high student achievement. Enhancing students' moral development, hope, and long-term optimism are among the strengths of this text. A must-read for those who desire to provide joyful learning and helping students become lifetime trustful learners and helpers!"
Gloria Kirkland Holmes, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, the University of Northern Iowa; author of Classroom Management and Effective Strategies to Motivate Students