Date: June 9th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “Younger kids always had difficulty separating from their parent or caregiver when coming to school but I’m pretty sure the pandemic has exacerbated this. Do you have any recommendations to help kids with this?”
Date: June 2nd, 2024
Polly answers the question: “We give our kids with higher ACES scores extra support but they often still resort to escalating behaviors and/or refusal. Why are they still struggling with learning?”
Date: May 20th, 2024
Date: May 17th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “We have been improving our strategies such as our In-School Intervention program but some staff are not sticking to the new strategies. Have you seen this in other schools? How do we address this inconsistency?”
Date: May 13th, 2024
Many teachers tell me how frustrated, emotional, and upset they are over their jobs. Why? Because they wonder if they’re actually making a difference.
Date: May 1st, 2024
Date: April 10th, 2024
Too often kids wonder what their purpose is in school. So, we need to give them a purpose!
Date: April 3rd, 2024
Have you ever been teaching a class and kids are having side conversations? Of course, we’ve all had that happen. How do you handle it?
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!
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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