Behaviors & Blaming Others?
Date: February 28th, 2024
Ask Polly Bath: I Dread Calling Parents!
Date: December 23rd, 2023
Polly answers the question: “My school requires us to go through some steps with behavior before we involve administration. This makes sense but one of the requirements is calling the parents. I dread calling home!! Very often I feel like the parents blame me for their child’s behavior, and I’m tired of it. Do you have any ways to make this experience more pleasant?”
Ask Polly Bath: You’re a Teacher Not a Buddy
Date: November 11th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I have a kid in my class who is a ‘buddy’ to their single parent. And they want to treat me the same! I don’t listen to, ‘Hey, dude,’ or ‘Hey girl hey!’ Is there a way to teach, in the moment, that they can’t do this and still have a good relationship with them?”
Ask Polly Bath: “I get so much push back!”
Date: June 25th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “These days if a student doesn’t follow a classroom procedure or expectation I am afraid to reinforce it because I get so much push back from students and parents. How can I stop feeling so intimidated? I feel like I have lost my confidence!”
Parent Connections Improving with Virtual Learning?
Date: November 22nd, 2020
Virtual learning may have helped us to create connections with PARENTS! Here are some of the things I thought of to make sure we don’t lose those connections.
Covid-19: Time Outs at Home and School
Date: October 10th, 2020
Here are my tips for having a ‘vacation station’ for remote learning that can be transitioned back to an in-person Covid-19 environment.
Teaching the Harder Emotions
Date: September 26th, 2020
Remote Learning: Boundary Between Home and School
Date: September 20th, 2020
When we are remote learning, does it matter if we have boundaries between ‘school time’ and ‘home time’?
Outta Bed for Class? Or Not?
Date: September 13th, 2020
When we are virtual learning, does it matter if kids get out of bed to attend our class?
A Difficult Parent Probably Had a Difficult Time in School Themselves
Date: July 27th, 2019
When parents have to come to school because of a problem with their kid, they bring their experiences from school with them.
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