Monday, January 28, 2019

YA Novel: Troublemakers

The book chosen by our PLC group is titled Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School by Carla Shalaby. The reason we chose this book as a group is because we believe the book will provide insight into the motivations of adolescents that are deemed as "troublemakers" and in turn provide us with a better understanding of why students tend to act out. In middle school, it's very common for adolescents to begin to act out during class, and unfortunately, some teachers view those students as "troublemakers" and respond with punishment and a lack of concern for those students, instead of pursuing their reasons for acting out. Troublemakers encourages a teaching style that is disciplined by love and acceptance of one's students, as opposed to punishment for students who cause disruptions in school. This book will serve as a valuable educational tool for us as future educators.
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3 comments:

  1. Mike PhalenJanuary 28, 2019 at 3:50 PM

    Great post Austin,
    I really like how you bring to light the unfortunate reality that many teachers would rather to respond to outbursts with punishment rather than digging deeper into the reason behind the initial "trouble making." I think this is very important for our class of future teachers to understand.

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  2. Annie LedueJanuary 29, 2019 at 8:58 AM

    Hi Austin! We also chose troublemakers for our PLC YA text and I so agree when encouraging teachers to incorporate a style that is disciplined by love and acceptanc, I wrote a bit about that in my post as well.! I think that the text could definitely be a great resource for us in our future educational education and beyond, and serve as a reminder to keep things in check! I’m looking forwards to getting farther in the book to see how it unwinds!

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  3. mbJanuary 30, 2019 at 10:06 AM

    Interesting choice. I am curious to see if your groups will be able to connect theory with practice with regard to the characters in the book. This might be an interesting discussion point within your groups.

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