The chapter concludes with specific strategies for anger and impulse management, resolving conflicts, and dealing with difficult students. A separate section is devoted to classroom management and another to homework. The Epilogue argues that business is a poor model for learning. Using a performance model of accountability for young people's learning is a false equation. Click to visit Marvin Marshall's Homepage .
Positivity is a more constructive teacher than negativity.
Positive messages elevate, encourage, and foster growth. When thoughts are guided to focus on the positive and constructive, then the self is nourished and enriched. A monkey is smart enough to eat only the nourishing banana and throw away the bitter peel. It is important that teachers and parents help young people learn to throw away the peel by teaching them to focus on the positive. One salesgirl in a candy store always had customers lined up waiting while other salesgirls stood around.