Behaviors: Disrespect or Refusal?
Date: April 19th, 2023
Refusal is one of the top behaviors we’re seeing in our schools! But it’s often viewed as disrespect.
Ask Polly: Post-Pandemic Problems?
Date: April 15th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “Due to the pandemic and everything else my 8th graders are behind academically and emotionally. Do you have any tips on how to prepare these kids for high school? I really worry about that!”
Are Your Students Unraveling?
Date: April 12th, 2023
When kids start to unravel, do this simple technique to get them to redirect their attention back to you. Trust me, it works!
Ask Polly: Violence in High Schools
Date: April 8th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “We have had an incredible up-tick in violence in our high school recently and we’re very worried! Why are kids so physically aggressive with each other these days?”
Behavior: Inappropriate? Unacceptable?
Date: April 5th, 2023
Inappropriate. Unacceptable. Insubordinate. What do these words teach youngsters about their behavior? Nothing!
Ask Polly: Kids Can’t Handle Downtime
Date: April 2nd, 2023
Polly answers the question: “When I say: ‘OK guys, we’ve got 5 minutes to do what you want,’ my 7th graders say, ‘So what should we do?’ It seems like kids need a cruise director these days! How can I help them handle downtime?”
Don’t Just Accommodate Anxiety, Teach Skills!
Date: March 29th, 2023
Accommodations are important, but they’re not enough. They need to be accompanied with skills and techniques so a kid knows what to do when they’re feeling a certain way.
Ask Polly: Behavior At Home vs. School
Date: March 26th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “How am I supposed to improve the behaviors in my 5th grade classroom when at home my students are allowed to do whatever they want and say whatever they want?”
Prevent Behaviors from Becoming Safety Issues
Date: March 22nd, 2023
What do we need to do in order to prevent behaviors from becoming safety issues?
Ask Polly: High School Behavior and the Office
Date: March 19th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I send high schoolers down to the office when they act up in my class and it doesn’t seem to make any difference! So I wonder if I should just save the office for really higher level stuff so the kids know when they have truly gone too far?”
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