Solutions That Heal: Responding to Infectious Behavior in Learning Spaces

How does a teacher manage learners when dominant children negatively impact the behavior of their peers?

Drawing insights from 30+ years of classroom experience, scriptural teachings, and empirical research, author and speaker Alan Bandstra unravels social forces that impact learning environments and offers behavior management strategies that account for those dynamics. Stocked with accessible tools, Solutions That Heal provides remedies for classroom teachers and youth mentors whose learning spaces are bogged down by collective resistance.

In this book, you will discover-

• A framework for behavior management that allows you to guide wayward learners instead of react to them
• Spiritual and neurobiological factors that allow behaviors to spread like microbes and solutions that account for these elements
• Classroom management practices that help you approach behavior situations from a posture of healing instead of retaliation
• Helpful remedies for common strains of infectious behavior, such as comedy disorder, disgruntle-bug, silence syndrome, ambush germ, mischief outbreak, and adverse reaction cycle.

Bandstra's writing weaves conceptual understandings with helpful illustrations and relatable classroom stories. Each chapter also includes discussion questions to ponder on your own or in a group. In Solutions That Heal, you'll walk alongside an authentic teacher sharing the challenges of infectious behavior and what he's found regarding solutions that heal.