Ask Polly Bath: Kids Egging on Bad Behaviors?
Date: May 18th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “What do you suggest for kids who encourage other children to make poor choices?”
Ask Polly Bath: Playing in the Bathroom?
Date: May 11th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “What can I do about kids who play in the bathroom to avoid tasks?”
Ask Polly Bath: Won’t Participate?
Date: May 4th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “What can I do about a third grader who refuses to participate in whole class lessons?”
Ask Polly Bath: Lying in Kindergarten?
Date: April 26th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “Any advice on how to handle young children (kindergarten age) who habitually lie?”
Ask Polly Bath: Advice for Substitute Teachers?
Date: April 20th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “I just accepted a job as a roving substitute teacher in our local district. I remember how we treated subs when I was a student. It wasn’t good! Do you have advice for me? I think I’ll need it!”
Ask Polly Bath: Sneaky Seat Switching?
Date: April 13th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “My students have assigned seats in all my classes, but lately it’s becoming a thing for several students to switch seats to see if I notice. At first it seemed kind of funny and cute, so I let them get away with it. Now I can’t seem to get them to stop. What do you suggest?”
Ask Polly Bath: “I’M BORED!!”
Date: April 5th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “I was right in the middle of a chemistry lesson when a kid in the back yelled, ‘I’M BORED!’ He got a lot of giggles and I was so embarrassed. I had no idea what to do so I just kept going with the lesson. Did I do the right thing? I’m a new teacher.”
Ask Polly Bath: Class Clown!
Date: March 29th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “I have a class clown. He’s not mean, he’s actually very funny, but he’s causing lots of distractions. I don’t want to get mad at him to make him stop, but what exactly do I do?”
Ask Polly Bath: Talking and Fiddling?
Date: March 22nd, 2025
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!”
Ask Polly Bath: Heated Class Discussions?
Date: March 15th, 2025
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?”
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