When kids misbehave in your classroom, make sure they are accountable to YOU not someone else.

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Polly answers the question: “Any advice on how to handle young children (kindergarten age) who habitually lie?”

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We can change the behavior of our kids if we change OUR response.

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Polly answers the question: “I just accepted a job as a roving substitute teacher in our local district. I remember how we treated subs when I was a student. It wasn’t good! Do you have advice for me? I think I’ll need it!”

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I want perseverance and I want to teach perseverance!

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Polly answers the question: “My students have assigned seats in all my classes, but lately it’s becoming a thing for several students to switch seats to see if I notice. At first it seemed kind of funny and cute, so I let them get away with it. Now I can’t seem to get them to stop. What do you suggest?”

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Let’s look deeper into the simple skills deficits that are getting in the way.

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Polly answers the question: “I was right in the middle of a chemistry lesson when a kid in the back yelled, ‘I’M BORED!’ He got a lot of giggles and I was so embarrassed. I had no idea what to do so I just kept going with the lesson. Did I do the right thing? I’m a new teacher.”

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Let’s change our lens on the kids we don’t like.

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