Five high school students-- a Rebel, an Athlete, a Brain, a Princess and a Basketcase-- find themselves thrown together serving a Saturday morning detention. They do not have much in common, except giving up their day, sitting in the school library, and writing an essay for the principal. At first, they argue and hate each other, but after smoking some of the Rebel's marijuana, they begin to pour their hearts out to each other. They talk about their...

Shares methods for handling adolescent misbehavior and keeping control in the classroom, beginning with a discussion of consistency and follow-through, and includes topics such as minimizing cheating and giving positive attention.

"The approach to discipline presented in this book helps children develop self-control, understand how positive behavior looks and sounds, and come to value such behavior"--Page 4 of cover.