Date: April 21st, 2024
Polly answers the question: “The other day when I was working with one of my students another kid screamed out ‘I need help over here! My hand has been up!’ He didn’t seem to appreciate that I have other students. This is an attitude I’ve been getting a lot lately. How do I handle this?”
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Date: April 3rd, 2024
Have you ever been teaching a class and kids are having side conversations? Of course, we’ve all had that happen. How do you handle it?
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Date: March 20th, 2024
Does the environment in our schools invite kids in and make them excited to be there? It should!
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Date: March 16th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I like to set goals for myself and the kids. But when we don’t reach them, it feels like we both failed. Is there a better strategy?”
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Date: February 14th, 2024
This is how I would change kids’ perception of electives.
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Date: February 7th, 2024
How desks are set plays a huge role in how kids focus. Set them up for success!
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Date: January 31st, 2024
Here are a few survival tips for substitute teachers.
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Date: January 3rd, 2024
Adults have to live the values in front of the kids.
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Date: December 9th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I have a kid who sometimes escalates during activities, or refuses to go to classes, or shuts down when presented with tasks. Why is this? Is it the teacher, the content, the environment, the kid’s life experiences? Logical consequences work sometimes. But is it possible to do something proactively that would actually decrease these behaviors?”
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Date: November 11th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I have a kid in my class who is a ‘buddy’ to their single parent. And they want to treat me the same! I don’t listen to, ‘Hey, dude,’ or ‘Hey girl hey!’ Is there a way to teach, in the moment, that they can’t do this and still have a good relationship with them?”
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