Teachers cite conflicts with defiant and noncompliant students as being a primary cause of classroom disruption. In many schools, staff believes that student misbehavior is so pervasive that it seriously interferes with effective instruction. This issue of The Practical Teacher outlines important communication tools that teachers can use to defuse (or even prevent!) confrontations with students.

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