Ask Polly Bath: Are Breaks Making it Difficult for Kids to Settle Down?
Date: November 12th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “I cannot get my ninth graders to settle after break time. They keep talking and laughing loudly. Ideas?”
Consequences That Change Student Behavior | Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH
Date: November 9th, 2025
If the consequence isn’t working, why do we continue to use the same consequence?
Attention? Avoidance? Control?
Date: November 5th, 2025
We need to teach kids the skills they lack in order to get their needs met. Help them build a ‘strategy toolbox.’
Train the Brain to Focus | Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH
Date: November 2nd, 2025
Ask Polly Bath: Behaviors Causing Teachers to Burnout?
Date: October 29th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “We are all burnt out and sad. Every day we face cursing, disrespect, and violence. Most teachers leave after only one year. What can we do?”
When Kids Are Rude and Uncooperative | Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH
Date: October 25th, 2025
Ask Polly Bath: Are You Letting Kids Misbehave By Not Responding?
Date: October 22nd, 2025
Polly answers the question: “You’ve said that sometimes it’s better NOT to respond to a behavior but isn’t that just letting kids misbehave?”
When Every Kid Has a Water Bottle | Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH
Date: October 18th, 2025
Ask Polly Bath: Logical Consequences?
Date: October 15th, 2025
The Only Solution to Running in the Halls | Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH
Date: October 12th, 2025
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