Hacking School Discipline: 9 Ways to Create a Culture of Empathy and Responsibility Using Restorative Justice (Hack Learning Series)

I am a school Principal, and this book is an Easy read which is critical for educators who have to read all day and they don't want anything that is not: 1) engaging, 2) easy to read, 3) entertaining, 4) has graphics and artifacts to enhance comprehension and 5) not redundant (they haven't had a PD on this before...) . My staff is doing a book study on this now and I only bought a copy for each of them as a Christmas present! I was thrilled they wanted to implement the restorative practices immediately! Can I get a discount on a bulk purchase?

This book an must-read if you want to learn and implement strategies for building community and getting students involved in the process. Implemented a version of Circle Up for my 2nd grade Scholars after reading this book. Plan to reread this book as soon as I get it back. Had to share it...it's that good.

Absolutely MUST read this book if you are an educator or administrator. Unlike so many other educational books, this one actually goes beyond theory and provides concrete application of strategies. You’re not left trying to figure out how to apply the theories in your classroom. The book is well organized, making it helpful for note-taking. I don’t care if you’ve been teaching for decades or you’re a brand new teacher, READ THIS BOOK. I am excited to implement these strategies when I return back to my classroom in the Fall.

Hacking School Discipline is not only a good read, it's clear, it's well written, and it is immediately of use in the classroom. Too many education books are just about theory. Hacking School Discipline not only says what to do, but also how to do it. In an age when traditional means of discipline clearly don't work, restorative justice is the way to go and this handbook of "how to's" will help you do it. Highly recommend.

This book was incredibly helpful. I teach middle school, and only bought it because it was an Amazon recommendation. We have been transitioning from traditional discipline to a system that emphasizes rebuilding the relationship after misbehavior. This book has nine chapters, each of which details extremely practical things you can actually do right away. While the scenarios are very specific, they also are ones that any teacher would recognize. I liked the book so much, l lent it to our school counselor who then passed it on to our vice principal. We all think it should be required reading for everyone in our school.

I feel that we need to do something different with today's students, and this book helps educators do just that! Too many educators use a punative system that doesn't cause any real change in students. This book not only gives the philosophy behind the 'why' we need to do things differently, but also gives the 'how' in understandable steps. This is a great read for teachers as it primarily focuses on relationships with students in the day-to-day setting. I highly recommend this to anyone that works with kids in any way...heck, even parents can use this for their children!

Although this book has good advice, I take question at the book’s tone. The authors seem to think that they have discovered the perfect form of discipline and that anything other than their method is outdated, wrong, or even damaging. I personally do not believe that any one discipline solution works for every school, teacher, and student, so a little humility on the part of the authors would have been appreciated. However, if this is not something that bothers you, you can get a lot out of this book.

I read several books this year on school discipline and restorative practices and this one was by far my favorite. I'm a middle school assistant principal and sometimes you can't find them directed towards secondary education but this was great and I may recommend it as a whole book study.

An excellent read for all teachers, very valuable advice on implementing restorative practice.

When you read the authors’ proposals you think, how is it possible I hadn’t thought about this before! Great reading.

This book is easy to read with very practical applications that a teacher can put in place immediately and the school can implement and embed long-term. The authors have done a great job at writing a book for all educators displaying their experience in real schools.

Worthy

Excellent suggestions and reflective read.