Date: June 24th, 2020

Don’t give students control by waiting around for them to comply! Move on!
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Date: June 21st, 2020

Is it possible WE are causing kids to lose respect for us?
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Date: June 3rd, 2020

Are rewards backfiring on you? (Thanks to Rheta DeVries for “sugar-coated control.”)
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Date: April 29th, 2020

There is a DIFFERENCE between difficult IN-CONTROL behavior and difficult OUT-OF-CONTROL behavior. I respond differently to each one!
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Date: December 21st, 2019

Praise is not a bad thing, but it matters how and when you use it.
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Date: May 4th, 2019

These are steps I take to handle the different stages of an escalating kid.
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Date: April 10th, 2019

Don’t let the kid with emotional baggage realize they’ve gotten under your skin. Instead, keep your poker face!
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Date: March 6th, 2019

If a child can wait on the office bench to see an administrator, then he/she can wait in your CLASSROOM! And not miss your instruction! Send them to the administrator LATER.
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Date: March 3rd, 2019

When managing a difficult behavior, the first rule is to control YOURSELF. Your behavior choices can have a huge impact on the behavior choices others make.
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Date: February 6th, 2019

When a student is acting out, the other kids are watching MY response! This is what I want them to see…
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