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Is “refusal” the most common behavior in your class?

Date: June 6th, 2013
By: Polly Bath

Watch this video [1:51] to learn how to focus on the real problem behind things that drive us crazy in the classroom.

Little things can drive us crazy! A kid is messing around with a toy in his desk, or he’s playing with the Velcro on his sneakers. Maybe it’s a cell phone.

What’s the REAL problem? Is it really the toy? The pants that are worn too low? The spaghetti straps? No. The problem is refusal, refusal to follow a rule.
 
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