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 9th, 2022
We want kids to focus and pay attention in class. But often when we say those terms to them, it causes them to do just the opposite.
Date: November 5th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “How can we address vaping in the high school bathrooms?”
Date: November 2nd, 2022
When kids struggle with tests, it’s not always an issue with understanding the curriculum. It could be a memory issue.
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 26th, 2022
Here’s a funny little story that totally shows the importance of teaching self-help skills to our youngsters. Kids shouldn’t get in trouble for not having skills we didn’t take the time to teach.
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 19th, 2022
“Those kids won’t let me play with them!” When a kid says that to us, often our response is to run interference. But is that always the best thing to do? Here’s what I suggest we do instead.
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 12th, 2022
How we contribute to our school’s culture will have a huge impact on students, for good or bad!
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