Calm or Chaos

Discover how to transform stressful classrooms into calm, connected learning environments with Calm or Chaos: How to Predict the Weather in Your Classroom by Shantae Lo’real. This powerful faith-based and trauma-informed guide helps educators understand how their tone, reactions, and classroom presence shape student behavior and emotional climate. Through real-life examples, compassionate correction strategies, reflective teaching practices, and practical classroom tools, this book teaches educators how to “predict the weather” in their classrooms by leading with intentionality, calmness, structure, and connection. Perfect for teachers, daycare providers, homeschool educators, ministries, behavior support staff, and school leaders seeking positive classroom transformation. Part of the Turtle Teaching System, this resource encourages educators to create peaceful learning spaces where children feel safe, supported, understood, and ready to learn.