Ask Polly Bath: Kids STILL Being Disruptive?

Date: March 2nd, 2025

Polly answers the question: “I saw your video about handling more behaviors in the classroom. How can I deal with kids who know what to do but are still being disruptive anyway without sending them out?”

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Ask Polly Bath: SWEARING $%@!

Date: January 5th, 2025

Polly answers the question: “How do you respond to a younger kid swearing versus an older kid swearing?”

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“Don’t Wanna be Here!”

Date: July 16th, 2024

Teach kids how not to be disruptive when they don’t want to be there. It’s an important life skill!

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Ask Polly Bath: Tier 2 Behaviors?

Date: June 23rd, 2024

Polly answers the question: “Could you explain more about Tier 2 for behavior? I don’t know what language to use when I need help or when I need to document behavior.”

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My Vision for Behavior

Date: June 5th, 2024

Through management, intervention, and logical consequences, I learn how to manage my skill deficits and challenges, accept who I am, and know proactively how to respond to the world, the good, the bad, and the ugly, without creating disruptions, disrespects, refusals, and safeties.

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Ask Polly Bath: Returning from the Office?

Date: May 3rd, 2024

Polly answers the question: “I’m never sure what I should say to a student when they rejoin my class after having been removed for disruptive behavior. Suggestions?”

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Ask Polly Bath: Logical Consequences?

Date: January 28th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “What is an example of logical consequences?”

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Nothing Working? Do This!

Date: January 10th, 2024

If you’ve got a child who keeps disrupting class, and interventions aren’t working… try this…

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Deliberately Annoying Behavior?

Date: October 25th, 2023

Ever have that kid who deliberately annoys other kids? How do you handle it?

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Ask Polly Bath: Off Topic Questions During Class?

Date: September 17th, 2023

Polly answers the question: “In the middle of class one of my 4th graders will raise his hand and ask a totally unrelated, off topic, distracting, and sometimes alarming question. How should I respond to this?”

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