Date: March 27th, 2024
Kids are struggling with the skill of ‘reading the room.’ What can we do? Use unstructured social time to coach them!
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Date: March 16th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I like to set goals for myself and the kids. But when we don’t reach them, it feels like we both failed. Is there a better strategy?”
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Date: February 14th, 2024
This is how I would change kids’ perception of electives.
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Date: January 28th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “What is an example of logical consequences?”
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Date: January 17th, 2024
This is the type of culture that is needed between the adults in our schools!
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Date: January 6th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “Should kids have to wait for fun, like snack-time or recess, until their work is completed?”
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Date: January 3rd, 2024
Adults have to live the values in front of the kids.
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Date: December 23rd, 2023
Polly answers the question: “My school requires us to go through some steps with behavior before we involve administration. This makes sense but one of the requirements is calling the parents. I dread calling home!! Very often I feel like the parents blame me for their child’s behavior, and I’m tired of it. Do you have any ways to make this experience more pleasant?”
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Date: November 11th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I have a kid in my class who is a ‘buddy’ to their single parent. And they want to treat me the same! I don’t listen to, ‘Hey, dude,’ or ‘Hey girl hey!’ Is there a way to teach, in the moment, that they can’t do this and still have a good relationship with them?”
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Date: October 7th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “Our school is very spread out with grade levels in their own hallways. How can we create an ‘all-school community’ when our paths rarely cross?”
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