Jane and I are on the same page. I love her work and her strategies for working with youth. I was doing some research tonight for a new book I’m writing on motivation and included some of her ideas regarding offering youth choices. Her book, The Win-Win Classroom, as well as all her other writing is insightful and practical.

http://janebluestein.com/2012/guidelines-for-offering-choices-to-students/

Practical Tips for Teachers • Choices build responsibility and commitment, and communicate the teacher’s respect for students’ needs and preferences. • Choices, like boundaries, are motivational tools that encourage cooperation through input and empowerment.

Offering choices to students