"I've come to a frightening conclusion," he says. "I am the decisive element
in the classroom. It's my personal approach that creates the climate. It's
my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous
power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture
or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In
all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated
or de-escalated, and a child humanized or de-humanized."
Books
Positive Coaching: Building Character and Self-Esteem Through Sports by Jim Thompson
The Basketball Coach's Bible: A Comprehensive and Systematic Guide to Coaching by Sidney Goldstein
Leading With the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life by Mike Krzyzewski
Way to Go, Coach! by Ronald E. Smith and Frank L. Smoll
