Tenaciously Teaching Teenagers: Stories and Strategies for Reaching Even the Toughest Students with Humor,...

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Pamela Jean Matusz

Tenaciously Teaching Teenagers

Stories and Strategies for Reaching Even the Toughest Students with Humor, Love, and Respect...

Pamela Jean Matusz

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Routledge
11 July 2023

Age groups: adolescents; Secondary schools; Teaching skills & techniques

The most rewarding aspect of being a teacher isn’t how you get through the content, but how you reach your students and have a lifelong impact. In this funny and heartwarming book, Pamela Jean Matusz lets us into her classroom and shows how she connects with an often hard-to-understand species—teenagers!

She provides stories and strategies on earning respect, using humor, and being your weird self, giving students a voice, earning respect, and making yourself human. She also demonstrates how to put students into the lesson, grade what you say you’re grading, teach and not penalize, address bullying, and understand where parents are coming from. And finally, she helps you remember that the toughest ones need you the most. Each chapter has a relatable story and takeaways you can apply to your own teaching situation. The book ends with a list of key things teachers shouldn’t be without, and a collection of “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” classroom stories that will remind you why you chose this profession.

Perfect to read on your own or in book studies, this isn’t a research- and strategy-filled resource to tell you how to improve; it’s a heartfelt look at effective ways to reach teenagers and a reminder of the huge difference you’re making as a teacher!

By: Pamela Jean Matusz
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 285g
ISBN: 9781032432557
ISBN 10: 1032432551
Pages: 146
Publication Date: 11 July 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pamela Jean Matusz is in her 15th year as a teacher in New Jersey.

Reviews for Tenaciously Teaching Teenagers: Stories and Strategies for Reaching Even the Toughest Students with Humor, Love, and Respect

""There are so many inspiring story books for educators out there but this one is different because it attaches an instructional strategy with it, genius! Teachers need teaching strategies that work and this book has them."" Nikki Carel, Instructional Coach, Missouri ""This book is what every educator has been waiting for! The author provides a toolbox for teachers that includes practical ways to call out undesirable student behaviors while simultaneously establishing and maintaining positive relationships with your students. If you are an educator who wants to show ALL students that you care, this is the book for you!"" Theresa M. Pietrowski, MAE, School Principal, New Jersey ""Pamela’s book invites her audience to inventory their classroom skillset to meet students where they are. She provides non-traditional and practical insight to help educators build genuine relationships with students, in a non-traditional world. She goes above and beyond to help model what being a safe and supportive ally is while also maintaining curriculum."" Guy Crawley, M.A., School Counselor, New Jersey