Surviving and Succeeding in Difficult Classrooms (2nd ed)

How do you teach a class that refuses to sit down and listen?

This book presents a blunt, truthful account of what it is like to be a teacher in a difficult school faced with defiance, aggression and verbal and physical abuse.

It offers a view of teaching that is not cynical, but rooted in clear educational values, and although it takes account of the worst possible circumstances, it provides an enthusiastic positive path to survival.

Focusing on the secondary school, but of great value to all class teachers, it offers sensible, practical advice on what to do to survive and even succeed in the face of tremendous difficulty.