Let’s look deeper into the simple skills deficits that are getting in the way.

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Polly answers the question: “I was right in the middle of a chemistry lesson when a kid in the back yelled, ‘I’M BORED!’ He got a lot of giggles and I was so embarrassed. I had no idea what to do so I just kept going with the lesson. Did I do the right thing? I’m a new teacher.”

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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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Polly answers the question: “I’m a music teacher and I’m having an issue with students who refuse to listen during music excerpts and instead chat – thereby ruining it for the whole class. Separating them hasn’t made a difference. They don’t take the subject seriously and therefore come in with an attitude. What should I do?”

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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?”

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You get the Unifix cubes out to teach math to youngsters and what happens? They start playing! How do you handle that behavior?

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Polly answers the question: “What are your feelings about trying to keep 80 elementary schoolers silent in the lunch line and at certain times during their lunch? Our cafeteria is SO LOUD!”

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Polly answers the question: “I am a first grade teacher and behaviors are worse than they have ever been! I hear the same thing from colleagues in other schools. Obviously there’s a lot going on, but what can I do?”

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Teach kids how to handle BIG EMOTIONS!

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Polly answers the question: “When I am writing on the board someone will whistle but then I turn around and everyone acts innocent. This drives me crazy! How can I deal with this kind of behavior?”

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