What separates an effective teacher from one who is a glorified babysitter? It is becoming more and more difficult to answer this question. With the number of teachers in the classroom who are floundering in poorly managed classrooms it is no wonder why our students are not achieving expected learning goals. There are dozens of books and programs on the market to help teachers to be better but the problem is that there are far too many to choose from. In The Lean Classroom teachers will not only get the strategies to build the strongest and most efficiently managed classroom but they will also be shown how to apply many popular strategies and books effectively.