Hardcore Kids - Who Are They And What Do They Want?

by Adele Sims

Hardcore Kids – Who Are They & What Do They Want?

A sometimes chilling and sobering look at the presence of hardcore kids in our classrooms. Our staff rooms are littered with the remains of teachers who have been destroyed by these kids and as the level of their antics rises in severity and violence towards others, what does the everyday teacher do to deal with them? In this book, proven strategies, systems and codes of behaviour are outlined and discussed. These strategies are real, and have been used and re-used in some of the most challenging situations imaginable. Tell a 16 year old on remand for murder that he has to do his sums – it is possible.

With the increasing levels of stress, pressure, violence, threats, innuendo and target practice at teachers, this is a book that no school, primary or secondary, can afford to be without. And rather than being a book about doom and gloom, it is, rather, a book about triumph, honour, dignity and hope for the future. A must read, must have, must do.

Proven strategies for teachers to thrive with these kids, not in spite of them.

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