“Back to School Aarg!” and That s a Teacher Talking
August 1, 2006
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“Back to School – Aarg!” – and That’s a Teacher Talking
Many of our nation’s teachers are feeling high levels of stress and fatigue. Many of our nation’s teachers are leaving the classroom due to management problems. We need our teachers to stay in the classroom – how can we help? Sandy LaBelle has developed a profoundly successful classroom management model based on proven-successful business techniques, and the ideas are inexpensive to implement.
Covington, Washington August 1, 2006 — It is shocking that over 30% of new teachers do not teach a fifth year. Why do they quit? The biggest reasons are classroom management, paperwork and time commitment. Now we have to deal with the fact that over 50% of our experienced teachers will be leaving as baby boomers reach retirement age. Something HAS to change in the area of classroom management, so we can keep our teachers in the classroom.
Presenter, educator and author, Sandy LaBelle, is nationally recognized for her innovative reforms in classroom management. “By approaching the classroom in a more business-like manner, run by a classroom manager (Sandy’s word for teacher), classroom workers (Sandy’s word for students) are prepared for the future work world - and they really like it,” says LaBelle. To develop these revolutionary classroom management techniques, Sandy LaBelle took classes from the business world and modified the management ideas to fit classrooms. Then she continually adjusted these management approaches until she had the classroom purring like a happy kitten. By using LaBelle’s techniques, students are cooperatively on task within one minute of the class-start bell; they take more responsibility for their learning, produce higher quality work and feel more empowered. There are more smiles in the classroom. Behavior problems are virtually eliminated. Logically, as a result, teacher stress and fatigue is reduced dramatically.
These are just a few of the comments Sandy received after teachers read her books and implemented the specific and easy-to-use ideas when the door closed and they were alone with 30+ teenagers. You can find the entire testimonial, and others, on the web site at www.teachingsmarter.net.
From a first year teacher, “[Sandy LaBelle] has saved me tedious hours of trial-and-error methods of managing my classroom during my first year of teaching. It has given me a lifeline to hang on to and rely on during this trying year. … it is wonderful to know that the ideas I am beginning my teaching career with are proven winners.”
From an experienced teacher, “Sandy has professionally responded to the voice of business and industry by designing an instructional model that enhances learning by making students active decision makers. Her Deming-based program prepares students for the school-to-work transition by focusing on group communications, organization, and decision-making skills. The result of this program is a group of self-directed learners that are emotionally comfortable and intellectually challenged in a well-managed classroom setting. …Educators should consider this program because it focuses on life-long learning skills that hold students accountable for their own learning. The organized program reduces the stress and workload on educators, while improving student learning. …Mrs. LaBelle’s diversified experience, realistic vision, and congenial personality have earned her the respect needed to be a facilitator of change.”
Sandy LaBelle has spoken to teacher and administrator groups across the country at state and national conferences. She has rescued countless numbers of teachers at risk of leaving teaching due to stress and fatigue. Her books are already in the hands of thousands of teachers, many of whom were at the end of their rope and hanging on to the knot before reading Sandy’s books and deciding to stay in teaching.
Want more information on Sandy LaBelle and/or Teaching Smarter?
Please see www.teachingsmarter.net.