Building Classroom Discipline

C. M. Charles was a public school teacher from 1953 to 1959, then moved into higher education and held positions at the University of New Mexico, Teachers College Columbia University, Pepperdine University, Universidade Federal do Maranhao (Brazil), and San Diego State University, where he is now professor emeritus. At San Diego State, Charles directed innovative programs in teacher education and five times received outstanding professor and distinguished teaching awards. He also served on several occasions as advisor in teacher education and curriculum to the governments of Peru and Brazil. Charles has authored or co-authored numerous books that have attracted wide audiences in the United States and abroad, with translations into several foreign languages. Those dealing most directly with school discipline are "Teachers""'"" Petit Piaget" (1972); "The Synergetic Classroom: Joyful Teaching and Gentle Discipline" (2000); "Essential Elements of Effective Discipline "(2002); "Classroom Management for Middle Grades Teachers "(2004); "Elementary Classroom Management "(5th edition 2008); "Today's Best Classroom Management Strategies: Paths to Positive Discipline "(2008), and "Building Classroom Discipline" (10th edition 2011). Charles, who resides in California and Australia, is married and has two children, both teachers.