Paul Hawkin once said: "Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and resolve them. » (Hawkins) This quote is so very true in the field of education. In middle grades, students attend school solely for socialization. This can cause many disruptions during the school day. They're all going through a tough time just wanting to fit in somewhere. Some students may be afraid to participate in classroom activities because it may not be cool. Some kids may fail a class because they would become nerds if they worried about their grades. Romantic relationships also wreak havoc on students of this age. These two students can be in a relationship one minute and the next one of them is dating each other's best friend. These are all factors in their lives that we as teachers must compete with. If educators make school interesting and constructive, then students will be more likely to pay attention, which will partly solve these management problems. Although there are important features in each management theory, three that resonate most with me are William Glasser, Alfie Kohn, and Rudolph Dreikurs because they all believe in one way or another that children should participate in management. planning their education. , many roles must be fulfilled, including that of educator and parent. Teachers have students for at least eight hours a day. It's a long period of time and it's easy for a child to lose interest. Most children come to school to socialize, not to learn. It’s the teacher’s job to make them want to come back and continue their studies. I believe that to help keep students interested, they should help plan and make decisions...... middle of article...... March 5, 2011, from Brainy Quote: http:// www.brainyquote.com/quotes /quotes/t/tedwengst178288.html Glasser, W. (1997). “Choice theory” and student success. Education Digest, 63(3), 16. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Hawkins, P. (nd). Retrieved March 5, 2011, from Brainy Quote: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/p/paulhawken402032.html Kohn, A. (1993, September 1993). Choice for children. Retrieved March 5, 2011 from Phi Delta Kappan: http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/cfc.htmNelsen, J. (1985). The three Rs of logical consequences, the three Rs of punishment and the six steps to convincing children. Individual Psychology: The Journal of Adlerian Theory, Research & Practice, 41(2), 161. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.Pryor, D.R. (1999). Applications of Adlerian principles in schools. Professional School Counseling, 2(4), 299. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.