Teaching in the Real World Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
1	Dealing with the Lawyers: Arguments and Complaints from Students When You, Your Class, or Your Assignments Are Unfair or Unreasonable	3
2	On Being a Billiard Ball: How Students Can Get You Coming and Going	13
3	I Think I'll Eat a Worm! - Nobody Likes Me! Everybody Hates Me!	19
4	Riding the Waves: When You Can Expect Problems to Occur	31
5	When the Piranhas Are in a Feeding Frenzy	41
6	Interior Decorating: Designing a Class Structure That Will Keep Problems from Occurring	45
7	How to Keep from Going Bonkers: Measures to Prevent Mayhem	55
8	Shooting Yourself in the Head and Other Bagatelles: What To Do When You Make a Mistake	63
9	When There Is a Light at the End of the Tunnel, It Doesn't Always Mean That a Train Is Coming: How to Know When Things Are Going Well	69
10	Putting Water in the Well: The Need for Positive Reinforcement	75
11	Let Them Eat Cake	83
12	Make Like Vincent Van Gogh Without Losing an Ear or an Arm and a Leg: Creating a Classroom Environment	89
13	It's Elementary, My Dear Watson: A Hands-on Approach to Teaching	99
14	If Every Day, in Every Way, I'm Getting Better and Better, I'll Be Perfect in No Time	113
15	I Don't Know, But I Think: How to Get Students to Respond	119
16	Poetry Motivation: Getting Students to Respond	125
17	Techno-Nerds of the World Unite: Technology in the Classroom	131
18	Shooting the Sacred Cow and Other Heretical Ideas: What You Can and Cannot Control	139
19	Leaving Center Stage: Making Students Responsible for Their Education	145
20	How to Become an 800-Pound Gorilla and Why You Should Become One: How to Survive and Thrive in the Classroom	157
	Appendix A: Glossary of Teaching Strategies	163
	Appendix B: Sources of Teacher Support Materials	167
	About the Author	175