Date: June 4th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “My 3rd grade class still can’t line up quietly and get from one place to another on time without problems. How do I teach them this? Is it even reasonable to expect my class to do this?”
Date: April 30th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “Our school spirit has seriously declined in the last couple of years thanks to the pandemic and everything else. How do we get it back?”
Date: March 26th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “How am I supposed to improve the behaviors in my 5th grade classroom when at home my students are allowed to do whatever they want and say whatever they want?”
Date: February 19th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I’m a middle school teacher and I am fed up! How do I get my students to treat me and each other with respect?”
Date: February 5th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “What are your thoughts about a high school dress code? For starters, the kids ignore it. And honestly, the staff has a hard time agreeing on what it should be anyway. Help!”
Date: January 14th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I work in a Vocational Technical School and the kids are very motivated to learn in their shops which is great! But our concern is that when we place them in Co-ops and internships some of them are so inappropriate in dress, behavior, and speech that we’re losing business partnerships. What can we do?”
Date: January 7th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “My 7th graders are getting a lot of bus ‘write ups.’ As their teacher, is there anything I can do to help with that?”
Date: December 31st, 2022
Polly answers the question: “I have a student who cusses like you wouldn’t believe! I spend all day kicking him out and sending him down to the office only so he can return and say, “Well that was fun, the office sucks, too!” How should I respond and what’s the best consequence to stop this?”
Date: December 11th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “Our middle school students are using the most appalling language in the hallways this year. What can we do to curb it?”
Date: November 19th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “My 6th graders are completely apathetic in class. How can I motivate them?”
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