Do We Need More Discipline? : What Is Happening in America's Schools?

The Educational Series takes on an issue that has been the core of discussion in both private and public education for years. The matter of discipline has been a focal point for educators given many of the problems that have surfaced in schools today. The concern of school violence, recalcitrant children, truancy, and plain and simple defiance and disobedience are finding themselves to the front pages of our nation's newspapers. Politicians, critics, parents and educators alike are looking for answers but regrettably are too quick to attribute blame and to look for a scapegoat to attribute all these personal behavioral problems. Without in-depth research and an overreaction to inappropriate behavior on the part of a few, many schools have not become bastions of security with armed police personnel in the halls. The innocence of those good old school days has been lost to strict codes of behavior, intolerance, loss of individuality, personal accountability and, in some cases, teachers spending far too much time on discipline and not teaching. We cannot ignore some of the catastrophic incidents that have shaken the very roots of public education in this country but have we gone too far in attempting to avoid such incidents in the future? This book will explore all this as well as addressing behavior modification, anger management, school improvement teams and programs dealing with self-control and personal responsibility.Luongo, Gerald J. is the author of 'Do We Need More Discipline? : What Is Happening in America's Schools?', published 2004 under ISBN 9780976341833 and ISBN 0976341832.