Classroom management is traditionally a matter of encouraging good behavior and discouraging bad by doling out rewards and punishments. But studies show that when educators empower students to address and correct misbehavior among themselves, positive results are longer lasting and more wide reaching. In Better Than Carrots or Sticks, longtime educators and best-selling authors Dominique Smith, Douglas Fisher, and Nancy Frey provide a practical blueprint for creating a cooperative and respectful classroom climate in which students and teachers work through behavioral issues together.

Punitive or restorative : the choice is yours -- Relationships and meaningful instruction : the foundations of restorative practices -- Classroom procedures and expectations : structures that support restorative practices -- Peace building : using informal restorative practices every day -- Peacemaking : strategic implementation of formal restorative practices -- Creating the mindset for restorative practices.