Date: March 2nd, 2025
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?”
Date: February 1st, 2025
Polly answers the question: “Do you have any tips on ways to get kids in from recess?”
Date: September 22nd, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I teach a program for kids who have significant social emotional challenges and they use foul language frequently. But if I used the standard approach with them, I’d have them in detention for swearing every day! How do I handle this?”
Date: August 10th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “What would you do with a child in a classroom who hits and spits?”
Date: July 28th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “In my position, I offer support to kids who have difficult life circumstances. However, sometimes it seems the child doesn’t have the bandwidth to process my suggestions and still participate in their classwork. Do you have any ideas for me?”
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: May 10th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “How do you engage a kid in social skills lessons if they don’t seem to have enough social skills to participate?”
Date: May 3rd, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I’m never sure what I should say to a student when they rejoin my class after having been removed for disruptive behavior. Suggestions?”
Date: September 10th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “When a kid gets so upset that they smash a window, are they aware of how out of control they are? And what’s a logical consequence?”
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