Date: July 9th, 2015
By: Polly Bath

When a child needs to be given a consequence for their behavior, do we always send them to an administrator? Watch this video to see why this could cause the child to feel he/she doesn’t need to bahave for you.
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Date: June 30th, 2015
By: Polly Bath

We need to teach kids how to respond to reasonable requests and directions from authority figures. This is an important life lesson. Watch this video for more.
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Date: June 25th, 2015
By: Polly Bath

A student’s behavior is a symptom of something else. Watch this video to see what the causal factor could be and what we can do to help that student.
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Date: June 18th, 2015
By: Polly Bath

Watch this video to see how validating a child’s behavior can help the situation.
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Date: June 11th, 2015
By: Polly Bath

When a kid misbehaves on the playground, our immediate reaction is to send them to the wall. But does that help? Watch this video for more.
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Date: June 4th, 2015
By: Polly Bath

Is there a difference between punishment and consquence? Yes! Watch this video to see what it is.
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Date: May 28th, 2015
By: Polly Bath

Watch this video to see how letting a kid speak and listening can help him solve his own problem.
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Date: May 20th, 2015
By: Polly Bath

We reduce bigger behaviors when we consistently enforce building rules. Watch this video for more.
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Date: May 19th, 2015
By: Tom Schersten

Tom Schersten: It’s not until fourth grade that the common core standards expect kids to have memorized the traditional algorithms for addition and subtraction. That means that in the second and third grades, we have to have other ways of the kids modeling how their thinking is going.
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Date: May 14th, 2015
By: Polly Bath

In-School Suspension should build skills in students. Watch this video for why this is so important and my tip on how to do it.
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