Date: January 18th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “I am very concerned about one of my students. It seems like there is nothing anyone can say to this child. They cause trouble in class which lands them in ISS where they cause trouble again. Recently their behavior escalated to the point that they landed in juvenile court where they talked back to the judge! What can be done?”
Date: January 5th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “How do you respond to a younger kid swearing versus an older kid swearing?”
Date: November 20th, 2024
I saw a brilliant example of a teacher using the skill of ‘reading the room’ in order to prevent behaviors from escalating.
Date: November 17th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “What should I do next when I tell a student to stop what they are doing IMMEDIATELY but they don’t?”
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.”
Date: June 16th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “One of my students was yelling, kicking chairs, and tearing down our bulletin boards so I had him escorted to the office. But when I walked by the office a while later I saw the child eating cookies! I’ll be honest, I WASN’T happy!! Why is this ok?”
Date: June 2nd, 2024
Polly answers the question: “We give our kids with higher ACES scores extra support but they often still resort to escalating behaviors and/or refusal. Why are they still struggling with learning?”
Date: January 13th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I have a kid who hits and spits at others. We have two paraprofessionals in the room and we all try our best to watch her but as soon as we hear a scream we know… she has done something to someone. Even though she gets sent to the office all the time she isn’t getting any better. Do you have any ways of dealing with this?”
Date: January 10th, 2024
If you’ve got a child who keeps disrupting class, and interventions aren’t working… try this…
Date: December 13th, 2023
I’m often asked if there are responses to a behavior that can make the situation worse? Yes, absolutely!
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