Ask Polly Bath: Only Teacher Enforcing Dress Code?
Date: February 25th, 2024
Date: February 25th, 2024
Date: January 31st, 2024
Date: December 3rd, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I have done a fabulous job lately of not taking the bait and avoiding power struggles! I have one kid in my class who I used to go to battles with constantly. However, now that I’m managing him better, he is trying to get other kids to turn against me! Any thoughts about what may be the next steps with him?”
Date: November 4th, 2023
Date: November 1st, 2023
Date: October 4th, 2023
Date: September 13th, 2023
Date: September 3rd, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I have a high school kid who will not turn over her cell phone when I ask for it! It’s my policy and all the kids know it. I know her life is not that positive, and there isn’t a lot of room for learning in her brain right now, but I feel like I need to hold her accountable. It’s always a huge power struggle that results in administrative referral. How can I chip away at her refusal without it costing me our relationship?”
Date: July 19th, 2023
Date: June 21st, 2023