Harry Wong's appearance in the first general session of the conference followed an appearance by Peter Yarrow, one-third of the folk music group Peter, Paul, and Mary. 'You botch up the first day, and you're dead meat the rest of the year,' said Wong, adding that 'students just want some consistency.'ĭon't Laugh at Me: Kids' Sensitivity Program

Those routines and procedures need to be set in place from the very first day of the school year, Wong told the educators. Wong, an expert in classroom management - his The First Days of School has sold more than 1.25 million copies - made the case for establishing classroom routines and procedures that ensure that students know what is expected of them. Good teachers who possess strong classroom management skills, design lessons that help students achieve mastery, and have positive expectations of student achievement are the essential ingredients to achievement, Wong told more than 4,000 educators. Wong cited a number of studies to support his contention that teachers - not instructional fads or programs - are the keys to student achievement in middle school. The e-interview first appeared on Education World last year. Read an Education World e-interview with Harry K. Wong recalled his brief experiences as a middle school classroom teacher and expressed admiration for teachers who teach students he referred to as 'hormones on feet.' Wong, author of The First Days of School, praised the efforts of middle level educators in attendance at a general session of the National Middle School Association conference being held through Saturday in St. LOUIS (November 2) - Noted educator Harry K.

In his keynote address, Wong made a case for the importance of good classroom management as a key to student achievement. Wong addressed a general session of the conference. Education World is at the National Middle School Association convention, being held through Saturday in St.

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