Nationally known teacher visits HHS

Nationally-known teacher and motivational speaker Brian Mendler addressed faculty and staff members at Hoover High School on their first day back on campus.

Mendler addressed the faculty and staff in three different sessions on disruptive students.

“After attending multiple seminars with Brian over the past two years, I believed his message of motivating and managing hard to reach, uninterested and disruptive students was critical for my faculty to hear,” Hoover High School Principal Don Hulin said.  

Mendler’s direct approach easily held attention spans.

“Many commented that it was the best professional development they had attended in years,” Hulin said. “I really believe Brian made us a better school by spending a day with us.”

Brian Mendler is a certified elementary and special education teacher with extensive experience working with challenging students. Mendler has recently authored a book titled, The Taming of the Crew.  This book provides easy-to-use strategies for preventing and responding to difficult behavior. He has also co-authored three books titled, Strategies for Successful Classroom Management, Power Struggles, and Discipline with Dignity: New Challenges, New Solutions.

Mendler continues to volunteer with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Special Olympics programs. He currently lives in Rochester, NY.  Follow him on Twitter @brianmendler.