Ask Polly Bath: Teach Those Social Skills!
Date: December 29th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “What resources do you like for teaching social skills to middle and high school kids? We really need help with this!”
Ask Polly Bath: Student Hates You?
Date: December 22nd, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I am a paraprofessional dealing with a fifth-grade boy who curses me out, hits me, throws things at me, and generally terrorizes me. He says he hates me and wants to force me to quit my job. I do not have support from the teacher. What can I do?”
Ask Polly Bath: Rewards as Motivation?
Date: December 15th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I’m under a lot of pressure to use rewards in my second grade class to get kids to behave, but I saw a video of you on social media saying that can be a bad idea. But what can I do instead?”
Ask Polly Bath: 5 Year-Old Running and Shoving?
Date: December 8th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “We have a curious, sensory-seeking 5 year-old who is delayed in our class. Often he runs for the door and shoves adults out of his way if they try to stop him. I know he doesn’t mean harm. Honestly, I’m not sure how to respond to this situation.”
Ask Polly Bath: Kid Getting Under Your Skin?
Date: December 1st, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I just started my job as a paraprofessional and this is the first time I’ve worked with children. Today a student I was working with got very disruptive and I admit I got pretty upset. How do I keep kids from getting under my skin?”
Ask Polly Bath: Kids Not Taking Specials Seriously?
Date: November 24th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I’m a music teacher and I’m having an issue with students who refuse to listen during music excerpts and instead chat – thereby ruining it for the whole class. Separating them hasn’t made a difference. They don’t take the subject seriously and therefore come in with an attitude. What should I do?”
Ask Polly Bath: Not Stopping IMMEDIATELY?
Date: November 17th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “What should I do next when I tell a student to stop what they are doing IMMEDIATELY but they don’t?”
Ask Polly Bath: Behaviors and Saying “Thank You”
Date: November 10th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I’m working with a girl who has behavior problems. When she stops a behavior my instinct is to thank her, but that seems to make her mad. Is there something I’m missing?”
Ask Polly Bath: Kids LOUD at Lunch?
Date: November 2nd, 2024
Polly answers the question: “What are your feelings about trying to keep 80 elementary schoolers silent in the lunch line and at certain times during their lunch? Our cafeteria is SO LOUD!”
Ask Polly Bath: Talking with Parents?
Date: October 27th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I am having trouble with a kid in my class but when I talk to his parents they just say he never acts like that at home. How should I respond?”
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