Date: January 24th, 2021

CHEATING and LYING? It’s tempting to go a little nuts when these behaviors happen, but this is what I do instead.
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Date: December 13th, 2020

I like to use visual aids when teaching kids how to think BEFORE they speak, or type, something.
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Date: May 20th, 2020

How can we expect kids to demonstrate RESPECT if their only definitions of respect are from the behavior posters on school walls?
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Date: November 13th, 2019

Attaching respect to rules doesn’t actually teach kids what respect means!
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Date: September 28th, 2019

Students lack emotional coping skills. But guess what? Sometimes so do the adults!
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Date: May 22nd, 2019

There’s a difference between swearing in the hall with your friends and swearing at someone. One is a disruption, the other crosses the line into disrespect.
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Date: April 3rd, 2019

Every adult in the school is an authority figure, even if they’re not a teacher.
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Date: February 2nd, 2019

I don’t care WHAT a student says to me, I keep CALM.
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Date: January 20th, 2019

Our want for compliance can lead us to a power struggle if we’re not careful!
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Date: October 13th, 2018

Who is in control? You, or the person who has “disrespected” you?
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