Troubled Troublemakers

About the Book

While the vast majority of America’s school children are willing and cooperative, the single most devastating aspect of the modern school is a breakdown in discipline. Problems of lack of respect and shocking behavior emanate almost always from a troubled few. Ted Oviatt’s first book, laced with interesting memoirs from a lifetime in our schools, offers a solution to this growing dilemma. The predictable result: a quality education for the willing majority, higher scores for all, happier teachers, and fewer incidents like Columbine, Jonesboro, Paducah, Pearl, and San Diego because all of our kids will be getting what they need.

About the Author

Dr. Carl Viggiani, Professor of Romance Languages, Wesleyan University (Connecticut) writes: Ted Oviatt has been a teacher and headmaster in both public and independent schools for over forty years. What he has learned about teaching young people, not only ordinary or extraordinary students, but especially troubled and troublesome students, is fascinating. His reflections on the aims and methods of education are fresh and revealing. When he writes about values that should be taught to our children, he displays a rare wisdom and authenticity; there are no clichés or hypocritical rhetoric values in this book. It should be required reading for anyone hoping to teach, for teachers who are already at work, school administrators, and parents of young people who care about their children’s education and our common future.