Tell Don’t Ask!
Date: March 26th, 2025
By: Polly Bath
Ask Polly Bath: Talking and Fiddling?
Date: March 22nd, 2025
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “I have a really hard time getting my fourth grade students to settle down sometimes. They won’t stop talking or fiddling or even moving around the classroom. I’m a new teacher, in case you can’t tell. Please help!”
Teaching Respect the Wrong Way?
Date: March 19th, 2025
By: Polly Bath
When you don’t clearly define what respect means in your school, then you end up missing the mark trying to teach it!
Ask Polly Bath: Heated Class Discussions?
Date: March 15th, 2025
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “I’m a high school teacher and lately I’m quite shocked by how upset my students can get with each other in class discussions. I frankly don’t know what to do about this. Do you have any suggestions?”
Change Your Perspective on THAT Kid!
Date: March 12th, 2025
By: Polly Bath
Ask Polly Bath: Logical Consequences?
Date: March 9th, 2025
By: Polly Bath
Inconsistency Breaks School Culture!
Date: March 5th, 2025
By: Polly Bath
When kids are able to depend on every school adult to be consistent, that’s a culture!
Ask Polly Bath: Kids STILL Being Disruptive?
Date: March 2nd, 2025
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “I saw your video about handling more behaviors in the classroom. How can I deal with kids who know what to do but are still being disruptive anyway without sending them out?”
Give Kids the Gift of Consistency
Date: February 26th, 2025
By: Polly Bath
Consistent expectations can help kids improve their behavior. So, give kids the gift of knowing what to expect!
Ask Polly Bath: Taking Away ‘Specials’
Date: February 23rd, 2025
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “I am a music teacher. I’m wondering what your opinion is on classroom teachers keeping kids out of ‘specials’ as a punishment for an earlier behavior issue. My thought is they are basically saying specials are unimportant.”
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