If a teacher ever needed a refresher seminar, this book is it. It is the reference. Fred Jones has a similar book, and it too is a great reference tool. However, somehow Wong's book gets my first vote each time. You don't have to read it straight through. You can skip around and still not miss a beat of what you need to brush up on or need to be reminded of to get the classroom managed better and have the rhythems of learning take place flowingly. Whenever you think you are losing control in the classroom, just access this book and you will find your missing component. Sometimes the adjustment is very minute. And that is all it takes, the minute adjust to get your control back on track so that you are doing more than just crowd control. YOu can actually teach, the kids start to learn because they have been encased by the expectations of learning. ZMaleki ( )

Wonderful gift for new teachers. Great ideas for classroom management. Very practical. ( )

This small book changed the way I viewed teaching and how I structured my classroom. I think every student teacher should receive this book! The practicality of this book is priceless! ( )

What a disappointment this book was! Fully one half of the book is devoted to metaphores of good teaching. The target readers are teachers - We get it! The other half of the book tells us the general differences between great teachers and horribly incompetent teachers. We get that, too! What's lacking in this book are realistic scenarios with detailed suggestions for making the best of them. This book was recommended by a colleague and I was looking forward to some insights on making my classroom better. All I got were platitudes. ( )

This book is a must read for beginning teachers. How you start, is how you will finish, management is the KEY to sucess