Testing Your Mettle : Tough Problems and

This handy guide presents a series of scenarios that encapsulate the inevitable legal, philosophical, and common sense challenges teachers face every day.

Cross-Reference of Topics and Snapshots

ix

Preface

xiii

About the Author

xv

Introduction

1

(4)

Being in Charge of Your Classroom

5

(10)

``Then You Must Be One, Too''

5

(2)

``But, Daddy, Everyone Wears Them''

7

(2)

``Oh Yeah? And Your Mother ...''

9

(1)

``I Can Take Him Any Day''

10

(2)

The Chemistry Class Nightmare

12

(3)

Confronting Student Behavior Outside the Classroom

15

(22)

``What Are You Doing Here?''

15

(2)

``Does a Flush Beat a Full House?''

17

(2)

``And the Line Is Packers by Seven''

19

(2)

Nudity.com

21

(1)

Photos at Eleven

22

(2)

Hooky and Ladder

24

(2)

The Cheerleader

26

(2)

Show and Tell

28

(2)

``He's gotta gun! He's gotta gun!''

30

(2)

``What Would It Take ...''

32

(2)

Playing Suckface

34

(3)

Working With Administrators and Colleagues

37

(9)

``Do You Want This Whole Town to Hate You?''

37

(2)

Inquiring People ...

39

(1)

``You Are Satisfactory''

40

(2)

Is White Collar Crime Really a Crime?

42

(2)

Slow Dance

44

(2)

Dealing With Parents and the Community

46

(16)

``But I Do Have to Go Now''

46

(2)

``My Son Only Played in Half the Quarters''

48

(2)

`` ... But Mr. O'Hagan, the Lines Were Soooo Long''

50

(1)

``He's a Fine Young Man ...''

51

(2)

``Gotcha''

53

(2)

``How Much Does an A in History Go for Now?''

55

(2)

``Make Sure You .gov, Not .com''

57

(2)

``Not My Kid''

59

(3)

Complying With School Policy and Legal Requirements

62

(28)

``Don't You Dare Tell Anyone''

62

(2)

``I Left My Striped Shirt at Home''

64

(2)

Body Language

66

(1)

``One More F and I'll ...''

67

(2)

``Not Me!''

69

(2)

The Electronic Cheat Sheet

71

(3)

Did She or Didn't She?

74

(1)

Party Time

75

(2)

``If It Walks Like a Duck''

77

(2)

Thou Shalt Not Rat on Thy Fellow ...

79

(1)

Got the Munchies?

80

(2)

``Holding-15 Yard Penalty''

82

(2)

Born to Be Wild

84

(1)

``Ouch''

85

(2)

The Butt Pincher

87

(3)

Responding to Perennially Sticky Issues

90

(11)

``Just When Do You Plan to Start Your Family?''

90

(2)

Hazing, Crazy Days of Fall

92

(1)

``Yeah, They're a Buncha ...''

93

(3)

``M ... R ... R ... I ... C ... H ... M ... A ... N ... I ... S ... A ...''

96

(2)

`` ... You Stupid &$#@!%$%&num''

98

(3)

The Teacher as Professional

101

(32)

``Wasn't Lenin an Original Beatle?''

101

(2)

``And Our Selection Is ...''

103

(2)

``I Leave to My Best Friend ...''

105

(1)

The End Result Is a Better Understanding of ...

106

(2)

``Which Country Do We Live in Again?''

108

(2)

``Are You Sure You Can't Get This by ...''

110

(2)

``We'll Have a Good Time Anyway''

112

(2)

A Minor Mistake

114

(2)

``And in This Corner ...''

116

(2)

Among the Missing

118

(1)

Handwriting on the Wall

119

(2)

``Hut One, Hut Two''

121

(2)

Sucker Punch

123

(2)

``Could You Move the Wedding to November?''

125

(2)

Judge Janey

127

(1)

Invited Guest

128

(2)

``How Do You Like Yours?''

130

(3)

Afterword

133

(1)

Bibliography

134

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Testing Your Mettle : Tough Problems and Real-World Solutions for Middle and High School Teachers

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