Rarely were these expectations met. In reality, students tend to be taught a great deal about the content of syllabuses and the planning of lessons but the business of bringing about successful learning outcomes or how to manage a class is rarely addressed. Yet a measure of order in the classroom is an essential prerequisite for any meaningful teaching/learning interaction (CITATION?).

Although schools are known primarily for institutions to teach academics, the concept of instruction in "social skills," goes back to the 1970s. Professionals realized that certain prerequisite social skills may be critical to the academic instructional experience for the student to be successful in his or her regular school endeavors. The concept of "social skill" was first defined by Libet and Lewinsohn (1973) as the ability to behave in a way that is positively or negatively reinforced and not in a manner that is punished or extinguished by others....
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