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THE TACTICAL TEACHER
C h a pter 4
Soft Tactics for Reciprocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Tactic: Understand How Reciprocation Motivates Your Students . . . . . . . . . .
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Tactic: Give a Small Gift Directly to Each Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Tactic: Be Involved With Student Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Tactic: Motivate for Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Tactic: Be Available and Empathetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reflective Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
C h a pter 5
Soft Tactics for Likability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Tactic: Use the Power of Perceived Similarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Tactic: Create Similarities Between You and Alpha Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Tactic: Use Mirroring to Establish Similarities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Tactic: Speak to the Elephant , Not the Rider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Tactic: Sell Yourself First , Then the Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Tactic: Use the Positive-Word Strategy With Students You Dislike . . . . . . . . . 55 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reflective Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
C h a pter 6
Soft Tactics for the Power of Commitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Tactic: Understand the Importance of Teacher Commitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Tactic: Implement an Adopt-a-Kid Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Tactic: Understand Habits and the Power of Consistency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Tactic: Start With Small Commitments Focused on Self-Identity . . . . . . . . . .
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Tactic: Use Four Steps to Achieve Student Commitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reflective Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
C h a pter 7
Soft Tactics for Making the Invisible Visible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Tactic: Use Mark Charts for Achievement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Tactic: Display Posters to Motivate Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Tactic: Get a Public Commitment for Grade Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Tactic: Consider Physical and Emotional Contagion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Tactic: Understand How Mood Affects Fast and Slow Thinking . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reflective Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
