Date: October 20th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “In order to save my peace of mind and mental wellbeing I decided I need a coach or mentor who specializes in student management. But how can I find one?”
Date: October 13th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I’m challenged by the tone, attitude, and entitlement of some of my students. One week I feel like I am successfully managing it all then the next week I dream of changing careers. Can you help?”
Date: October 5th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “What’s the most impactful thing I can do to improve behavior in my classroom?”
Date: September 29th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I am a first grade teacher and behaviors are worse than they have ever been! I hear the same thing from colleagues in other schools. Obviously there’s a lot going on, but what can I do?”
Date: September 22nd, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I teach a program for kids who have significant social emotional challenges and they use foul language frequently. But if I used the standard approach with them, I’d have them in detention for swearing every day! How do I handle this?”
Date: September 7th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I’ve got a student who gets upset when she sees a student on an IEP use an accommodation in class such as not participating in group work. She always asks stuff like, ‘Why does she get out of group work but I have to do it?’ What should I say?”
Date: August 31st, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I am the school counselor at a middle school and I am feeling so defeated by the rudeness, disrespect, and hatred I have been seeing from students lately. I have tried so many things, suggestions?”
Date: August 25th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I am working with a small group of grade 5 girls who need help in mathematics but instead of listening to me, they keep talking and arguing with each other. I don’t know how to motivate them to focus on their work. Please help.”
Date: August 18th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “When I am writing on the board someone will whistle but then I turn around and everyone acts innocent. This drives me crazy! How can I deal with this kind of behavior?”
Date: August 10th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “What would you do with a child in a classroom who hits and spits?”
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