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Appropriate for courses in Classroom/Management and Discipline, Student Teaching, and Generic Methods courses. This book details the principles and practices of the Responsible Classroom Management (RCM) plan—an educational viewpoint founded on the belief that all children are capable of experiencing success in school. Successfully tested at a variety of sites and levels, this plan is a classroom, team or schoolwide program that when used appropriately returns the control of classroom management to the teacher while assigning accountability for learning readiness and self-discipline to the student. Salient Features Presents the entire RCM plan, including national research findings, classroom/school models, and more. Provides a wealth of tools used in the RCM plan, such as Standards/Guidelines, ICU, Logical Consequences, Specific Procedures, and sample forms. Develops internal techniques for behavior control and learning readiness which allow students to experience logical consequences and modify their own behavior. Compares and contrasts several types of discipline models exposing readers to a variety of techniques. Examines the developmental aspects of development and behavior highlighting the connections between the two.