Date: April 5th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “I was right in the middle of a chemistry lesson when a kid in the back yelled, ‘I’M BORED!’ He got a lot of giggles and I was so embarrassed. I had no idea what to do so I just kept going with the lesson. Did I do the right thing? I’m a new teacher.”
Date: March 29th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “I have a class clown. He’s not mean, he’s actually very funny, but he’s causing lots of distractions. I don’t want to get mad at him to make him stop, but what exactly do I do?”
Date: January 18th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “I am very concerned about one of my students. It seems like there is nothing anyone can say to this child. They cause trouble in class which lands them in ISS where they cause trouble again. Recently their behavior escalated to the point that they landed in juvenile court where they talked back to the judge! What can be done?”
Date: December 31st, 2024
Be careful not to get caught up in a power struggle when a student tries to keep a little piece of the control.
Date: January 31st, 2024
Date: January 24th, 2024
You tell a kid to stop immediately and they respond with, “I didn’t do anything!”
Date: December 27th, 2023
It really bugs us when we give a child direction and they talk back, mumbling under their breath. But did they comply?
Date: November 15th, 2023
Kids want control. What they don’t realize is that when they don’t follow instructions, they are actually giving up their control.
Date: May 31st, 2023
Annoying behaviors are just that, ANNOYING! But if those behaviors aren’t actually creating a problem, don’t make them a problem and get into a power struggle.
Date: January 4th, 2023
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