Date: December 25th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “One of my 4th graders refuses to come to morning circle. I give him plenty of encouragement, but he just stays quietly in his seat and will not join in. My next move is to make him do the circle activities during his recess. Do you think that would get him to come to morning circle?”
Date: October 24th, 2021
Have you ever had a student say, “Adults just want to CONTROL us!!” Here’s how we can show them how they can have some of the control they want and need.
Date: October 17th, 2021
When we think a kid has misbehaved ON PURPOSE, I promise you we’ve missed the point.
Date: July 25th, 2021
It’s very hard not to be indignant when a kid is rude to us. But is that the best response? Here’s what I do instead.
Date: February 29th, 2020
Date: January 8th, 2020
A logical consequence when a child destroys a bulletin board is to have that child give back to the school’s community, on his/her time!
Date: November 9th, 2019
When kids are aggressive in school, ask yourself if you’re dealing with a kid in trauma.
Date: June 16th, 2019
With a kid who exhibits Tier 3 behavior, ALL the adults need to be on the same page, ALL the time, with a protocol in place that EVERYBODY follows.
Date: May 4th, 2019
Date: August 25th, 2018
Why is a kid giving you a behavior? Here are the questions I ask myself to find out.
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