Carla Shalaby

Carla Shalaby is a former elementary school teacher who now works in higher education.

Her book Troublemakers draws on her classroom observations and interviews to tell the stories of four young children labeled as troublemakers in their schools.

Shalaby's approach emphasizes seeing these students' behaviors as strengths and protests against an overly rigid school system, rather than problems to be fixed.

She advocates for a more compassionate, freedom-oriented approach to education that values students' authentic selves and challenges traditional notions of classroom management and student compliance.