Change Your Perspective on THAT Kid!
Date: March 12th, 2025
Ask Polly Bath: “I Dream of Changing Careers!”
Date: October 13th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I’m challenged by the tone, attitude, and entitlement of some of my students. One week I feel like I am successfully managing it all then the next week I dream of changing careers. Can you help?”
Ask Polly Bath: Behaviors Behind My Back!
Date: August 18th, 2024
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?”
Ask Polly Bath: Kids Using Inappropriate Humor to get Attention?
Date: July 20th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “Any time my lessons involve vocabulary such as ‘the wind breaks’ or words that rhyme with something crude, my 7th graders start snickering and saying inappropriate things like ‘she said break wind!’ or ‘she said fart!’ This drives me nuts. Any ideas?”
Are You Making a Difference?
Date: May 13th, 2024
Many teachers tell me how frustrated, emotional, and upset they are over their jobs. Why? Because they wonder if they’re actually making a difference.
Side Conversations in Class!
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?
Are You Angry?
Date: March 13th, 2024
I Didn’t Do Anything!
Date: January 24th, 2024
You tell a kid to stop immediately and they respond with, “I didn’t do anything!”
Talking Back But Still Complying?
Date: December 27th, 2023
It really bugs us when we give a child direction and they talk back, mumbling under their breath. But did they comply?
Are You Making Behaviors Worse?
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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