Date: November 13th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “I’ve been using clip charts, marble jars, and other behavior management techniques I’ve learned over the years, but they’re not working that well anymore. Can you recommend one that works?”
Date: November 5th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “How can we address vaping in the high school bathrooms?”
Date: October 29th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “Social media brings so much drama into my 8th grade classroom but it seems like banning cell phones is too difficult! What can I do?”
Date: October 23rd, 2022
Polly answers the question: “OMG! I have a 1st grade student who says things that are so not OK! Things I’m sure he’s seen on TV or in video games, fly out of his mouth, and it’s shocking! How do I deal with him?”
Date: October 16th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “Our high school students go from class to class with their heads buried in their phones! How do we get them to engage with us and each other if they don’t even look up?”
Date: October 8th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “When I used to teach elementary, I thought that Morning Meeting was a really helpful part of the day. Now in my new job as a middle school teacher I wonder would Morning Meeting help here too? Or is Advisory better for older kids?”
Date: October 2nd, 2022
Polly answers the question: “The kids in my 2nd grade class are so disrespectful to one another. They’re really mean! We talk all the time about how to treat others the way we’d want to be treated but they don’t care. How do I get them to be kinder?”
Date: September 25th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “My high school students have so much on their shoulders and mental health concerns are on the rise! How do I address these challenges without lowering the academic bar?”
Date: September 17th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “I am so nice and kind to my 7th graders but they can be so rude to me. Why? What do I need to do differently?”
Date: September 11th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “I have a little kiddo in my class that loves attention from anyone, anytime! I turn my back and hear the shenanigans and I know…it’s him. On days that he is absent, we get so much more done. What can I do to get him to stop?”
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