Troublemakers

By Carla Shalaby,

Book cover of Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School

Book description

Despite decades of research on classroom management and school discipline, so-called bad behaviour nevertheless persists in every kind of classroom in every kind of school. Even as the harsh disciplining of adolescent behaviour has been called out as part of the school-to-prison pipeline, the diverse 'problem children' in Troublemakers -…

Shepherd is reader supported. When you buy books, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Why read it?

1 author picked Troublemakers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book completely flipped the way that I think about “bad kids” in a classroom. I am a highly obedient person, to my own detriment, and I remember very clearly being a rule-follower in school and never wanting to get in trouble and be labeled a “bad kid.”

Shalaby helped me work through all the engrained biases I have about kids labeled as troublemakers and see that it’s actually the educational expectations (sit down, be quiet) that we need to interrogate. 

From Pepper's list on exploring what it means to be smart.

Want books like Troublemakers?

Our community of 11,000+ authors has personally recommended 24 books like Troublemakers.

Browse books like Troublemakers

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in behavior modification, childhood, and education?

Childhood 196 books
Education 108 books