You can teach an old dog new tricks.

After teaching twenty three years even I enjoyed reading this book. The things that I do year after year needed a new edge. It was refreshing to get a new viewpoint and ideas to spice up my classroom management. Older teachers get in a rut and depend on what works and tend to do the same old thing year after year. Why fix it if it isn't broken mentality. A few afternoons with this book got me excited in trying new things and looking after what I have been doing in a different light.

A MUST!!

ABSOLUTELY A MUST HAVE!!! at least for someone new to the teaching profession.

GREAT RESOURCE!
VERY USER FRIENDLY!
EASY TO READ & FOLLOW!

I am a 30 something f/t mom, former business executive, who is changing careers. My kid's principal recommended this book & I'm so glad I took her advice. I am confident in the board room and/or training adults -- this book has given me the tools to be confident in the classroom with kids.

More of a scold than being helpful

This book is required reading for my pre-service training. I found it frustrating and irritating. First, Dr. Wong tells you that as a new teacher, you're going to make mistakes, and your mistakes will cause problems. Then he explains that if you stop making mistakes, you'll stop having problems.

No argument here, but most teachers are not Dr. Wong, and mistakes will happen in spite of the most dilligent application of his advice. This book would have been significantly more helpful if it discussed how to monitor your performance and stop making mistakes.