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?”
Date: March 12th, 2025
Date: March 9th, 2025
Date: March 5th, 2025
When kids are able to depend on every school adult to be consistent, that’s a culture!
Date: March 2nd, 2025
Polly answers the question: “I saw your video about handling more behaviors in the classroom. How can I deal with kids who know what to do but are still being disruptive anyway without sending them out?”
Date: February 26th, 2025
Consistent expectations can help kids improve their behavior. So, give kids the gift of knowing what to expect!
Date: February 23rd, 2025
Polly answers the question: “I am a music teacher. I’m wondering what your opinion is on classroom teachers keeping kids out of ‘specials’ as a punishment for an earlier behavior issue. My thought is they are basically saying specials are unimportant.”
Date: February 19th, 2025
Date: February 15th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “What should I have done with a kid who stole food from another student and then when they were caught tossed the food on the floor and threw a huge tantrum?”
Date: February 11th, 2025
“It’s time to take five!” What is take five? It’s a technique I love to use to help students process what I’m teaching.
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