The Problem with Power Struggles
Date: January 20th, 2019
Do I Keep Control or Lose Control?
Date: October 13th, 2018
Insisting on Eye Contact?
Date: September 19th, 2018
Could we be preventing a kid from HEARING us because we’re insisting on eye contact?
Disrespectful Little Monster?
Date: September 15th, 2018
Disrespect is Personal
Date: July 10th, 2018
Don’t get too general about what it means to be disrespectful. A kid forgets her homework? Is that disrespect? No.
I Failed History Because I was a Bit of a Behavior Problem!
Date: May 16th, 2018
I failed history in high school and then years later I taught it to kids who hated it as much as I had.
Vague Behavior Descriptions Are Worthless
Date: May 2nd, 2018
You can’t measure “inappropriate” behavior — it’s too subjective. So be specific. WHAT is “inappropriate”?
Little Behavior? What I Do.
Date: January 31st, 2018
When facing a behavior while teaching, ask yourself what problem it’s causing before you act.
The F-Word in School?
Date: January 17th, 2018
Do you want to reduce the number of f-bombs dropped in your classroom and the hallway?
What Does Respect Look Like?
Date: November 14th, 2017
When f-bombs are used at home, kids don’t know what RESPECT in school looks like. So patiently teach them!
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