Industrial Age vs. Information Age

By Dr. Jane BluesteinDecember 4, 2012March 9, 2014 Counselors, Cultural Changes, Culture and Community, Educators, Emotionally safe schools, Parents, Schools in Society 4 Comments

Two very different classrooms On this page you will find a comparison between traditional classrooms established according to the demands of an industrial-age or factory economy, and win-win classrooms adapted to the needs the information age, particularly as these differences correspond to classroom values, priorities, motivators, authority relationships, desired (encouraged) student behaviors, and discipline goals….

Rules and Beliefs of Unhealthy Systems

By Dr. Jane BluesteinNovember 26, 2012January 16, 2015 Counselors, Cultural Changes, Culture and Community, Educators, General Interest, Parenting, Parents, Relationships, School climate, Schools in Society, Win-win parenting authority Leave a comment

Foundations of unhealthy adult-child group systems For much of my recent career, I have referred the following two lists (“Rules” and “Beliefs”) as the basis for the paradigm in which many of our current practices and polices exist. The information comes from Alice Miller’s work (cited below) and represents destructive, if common, ideas which cumulatively…

Brave New World

By Dr. Jane BluesteinNovember 25, 2012May 16, 2015 Counselors, Cultural Changes, Educators, General Interest, Parents, School climate, Schools in Society Leave a comment

The Changing Role of the School This page presents the first section of Chapter 9, “Brave New World: The Changing Role of Schools,” from Creating Emotionally Safe Schools, © 2001, Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL. This excerpt was copied from the final draft of the manuscript. The material in the book may vary slightly. The world…

Book: High School’s Not Forever

By Dr. Jane BluesteinSeptember 19, 2012May 14, 2020 Books, Bookstore, bookstore, Creating community, Cultural Changes, Culture and Community, Educators, Emotionally safe schools, General Interest, Health and Safety, Problem solving, Social and Emotional Growth 1 Comment

The reality of the high school experience by Dr. Jane Bluestein and Eric Katz, M.S.A.C. This title is no longer in our stock and has gone out of print. Copies may be available from the publisher or online retailers. This book is also in revision for a new release online. In the meantime, we will…

Raves for Creating Emotionally Safe Schools

By Dr. Jane BluesteinSeptember 10, 2012June 11, 2020 ADD/ADHD, Assessment and Testing, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Body and Brain, Books, Bookstore, bookstore, Classroom management, Creating community, Cultural Changes, Culture and Community, Differentiating Instruction, Discipline, Emotionally safe schools, Increasing Positivity, Leadership, Learning, Learning styles, Non-traditional learners, Recognition and reinforcement, Schools in Society, Social and Emotional Growth, Special Needs, Teaching, Teaching, Win-win authority Leave a comment

What People Are Saying about this Book by Dr. Jane Bluestein Finally a voice of reason arises from the din. School safety transcends debates on metal detectors and surveillance cameras. Within the walls of our schools exists

The Saber-Tooth Curriculum Revisited with Dr. Richard Biffle

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 16, 2012June 4, 2016 Cultural Changes, Culture and Community, Leadership, Podcast, Schools in Society, Teaching, Teaching Leave a comment

Keeping up with the pace of change Episode Summary: How well does our educational system fit in with the cultural and economic context in which they exist—or not! Dr. Biffle and Dr. Bluestein explores the challenges of

The Discipline Trap

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 11, 2012May 8, 2013 Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Classroom management, Cultural Changes, Culture and Community, Discipline, Schools in Society, Teaching, Win-win authority Leave a comment

Catching up to the 21st Century Note: The earliest version of this piece was written for a now-out-of-print book, 21st Century Discipline, back in the mid-1980s when the 21st century still felt a way off. The material was reworked slightly for The Win-Win Classroom,

Understanding Schools in Context

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 11, 2012May 8, 2013 Cultural Changes, Culture and Community, Educators, General Interest, Parents, Schools in Society 1 Comment

How Well do Schools Reflect the Culture they Serve? Excerpt from Becoming a Win-Win Teacher (by Jane Bluestein, Ph.D., Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Publishing, 2010). Chapter title adapted for this site. The material shared here was taken from the manuscript from this book. The actual published chapter may be slightly different. All links were working…

Book: Creating Emotionally Safe Schools

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 3, 2012February 25, 2020 ADD/ADHD, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Body and Brain, Books, Bookstore, bookstore, Classroom management, Creating community, Cultural Changes, Culture and Community, Differentiating Instruction, Emotionally safe schools, Increasing Positivity, Leadership, Learning, Learning styles, Non-traditional learners, Recognition and reinforcement, Schools in Society, Social and Emotional Growth, Special Needs, Teaching, Teaching, Uncategorized, Win-win authority behavior management, body and mind, bullying, childhood stress, classroom management, coping and compensation, discipline, discrimination in school, failure, parents and the community, recognition and reinforcement, resilience, safety and learning, safety and the brain, school community, school culture, school safety, schools as dysfunctional families, SEL, social and emotional learning, teacher safety, temperament and labels, testing and feedback, violence and learning, win-win authority, win-win classroom 2 Comments

A Guide for Parents & Educators by Dr. Jane Bluestein Save 20% ! We are closing our Store and only have limited quantities of this book remaining. This thoroughly readable, research-based book covers all the bases—including, social, neurological, emotional, academic, cultural and physical factors that impact the emotional climate of a school, and how safe schools feel…

Book: The Win-Win Classroom

By Dr. Jane BluesteinJuly 30, 2012June 11, 2020 Avoiding burnout, Avoiding power struggles, Beginning Teachers, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Body and Brain, Books, Bookstore, bookstore, Building responsibility, Classroom management, Creating community, Cultural Changes, Culture and Community, Differentiating Instruction, Discipline, Educators, Emotionally safe schools, Increasing Positivity, Intervening negative behavior, Learning, Learning styles, Motivating cooperation, Non-traditional learners, Parent-Teacher relationships, Recognition and reinforcement, Rules and Boundaries, School climate, Schools in Society, Self-care and Inspiration, Social and Emotional Growth, Teaching, Teaching, Win-win authority achievement, authority relationships, behavior management, brain-friendly classroom, bullying, classroom management, defeated students, defiance, defusing conflict, emotionally safe classroom, home-school relationships, instruction, motivating students, non-traditional learners, positive consequences, power struggles, practical strategies, resistant learners, rules and punishments, school climate, school culture, school discipline, school success, social conflict, student accountability, student engagement, student responsibility, student self-management, win-win discipline, working with staff 4 Comments

A Fresh and Positive Look at Classroom Management by Dr. Jane Bluestein This book will be sent directly from the publisher. We no longer have copies in stock. Hardcover book (red cover), will be sent from our office as long as we have copies on hand. At the start of your career or at the end…