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Tactics and Influence
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Ripley, Dale, 1948- author. Title: The tactical teacher : proven strategies to positively influence student learning and classroom behavior / Dale Ripley. Description: Bloomington : Solution Tree Press, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2021047294 (print) | LCCN 2021047295 (ebook) | ISBN 9781952812590 (Paperback) | ISBN 9781952812606 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: School psychology--Methodology. | Influence (Psychology) | Behavior modification. | Classroom management. Classification: LCC LB1027.55 .R57 2021 (print) | LCC LB1027.55 (ebook) | DDC 370.15--dc23/eng/20211106 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021047294 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021047295
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Reproducible pages are in italics.
About the Author xiii
Introduction 1 Tactics and Influence 2 About This Book 4
Part 1: Natural Selection and Student Behavior 7
Chapter 1 Why Your Students Behave the Way They Do 9
A Natural History in Your Classroom 9 The Impact of Natural Selection on Human Behavior 10 How Natural Selection Influences Student Behavior 12
Summary 15 Reflective Practice 16
Chapter 2 Student Behavior Through the Lens of Natural Selection 17
How Students Respond to Teacher Behavior 18 The Wiring of Natural Selection 20 Human Nature’s Influence on Choice 24
Summary 25 Reflective Practice 26
Part 2: Soft and Hard Tactics 27
Chapter 3 Soft Tactics for Helping Your Students Create a Positive Self-Image 29
Tactic: Understand the Impact of Other People’s Views on How Students
See Themselves 30
Tactic: Be Aware of Confirmation Bias 32 Tactic: Recognize the Placebo Effect 33 Summary 35 Reflective Practice 36
