Journal Review: When Nothing Works

<Tab/>Every teacher in the classroom has times when nothing seems to work. Children's behaviors can sometimes absolutely take the teacher to their wits-end. Teaching is a hard, thankless job; but teachers who are willing to listen, prove themselves worthy and trusty confidants. Patient thinking, self-reflecting, and consulting can only help these teachers handle the crisis their admirable traits are bound to invite. Some moments of behavior specific, such as students' …

…crashes. The best they can do and hope for is that, when these inevitable mishaps occur, they have the strength to recognize them and the resources to cope and to go beyond them. Bibliography Dierksen, Carolyn N., "When Nothing Works," Kappan, Vol. 84, Number 5,<Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/>January, 2003, 399-400.