Stop Making Kids Apologize!
Date: July 10th, 2019
It’s Hard to Be Creative If You’re Traumatized
Date: June 26th, 2019
Trauma makes it harder for kids to do school assignments that require imagination. So what can you do?
The Way I Do Lunch Detention
Date: June 22nd, 2019
Kids Need Us to Define Behavior Objectively and Precisely
Date: June 19th, 2019
Saying a behavior is inappropriate, and leaving it at that, only tells the child that you personally do not like that behavior. That’s not necessarily enough information for them to understand the problem.
If I’m Losing the Class I Hit the RESTART Button
Date: June 12th, 2019
Timing MATTERS When Giving a Detention!
Date: June 1st, 2019
This is how I handle giving a student a detention so they don’t check out on me for the rest of my class!
If Kids Know Talk Time Is Coming, They Will Pay More Attention During Instruction
Date: May 29th, 2019
When kids know they will have an opportunity to talk with their friends, they hold it together a lot longer!
Stop Banning Social Media in School!
Date: March 23rd, 2019
Kids have no boundaries on social media. And they never will if we just continue to ban it. INSTEAD we need to TEACH them how to use it!
But I Teach My Subject, NOT Behavior!!!!
Date: March 20th, 2019
We don’t want to focus on just the subject that we’re teaching. We need to remember that whatever the subject is, we are teaching KIDS!
Teach REAL Apologizing, Not FAKE Apologizing
Date: February 20th, 2019
We need to teach kids that an apology is supposed to have MEANING behind it! It’s not just saying “I’m sorry.”
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