The goal of Managing Secondary Classrooms is to give teachers the skills necessary to successfully manage their classrooms by taking a positive, pro-active stance towards the subject. Even in cases of difficult classrooms and troubled students, teachers will learn social and emotional contexts to dramatically influence their ability to work with secondary students. There are also many suggestions for actions teachers can take to prevent classroom management problems, such as communication skills and tips for working with parents, along with guidelines for understanding the behavior of secondary students and the application of appropriate consequences for both positive and negative behavior.

The authors confront the most difficult management cases, providing techniques for troubled students involved in gangs and cults. Readers will finish the book with the skills to formulate their own personal philosophy of classroom management and development.