Compliance is a Loaded Word and I Don’t Like It

Date: March 31st, 2019

“I want compliance!” Be careful – that word can lead to a power struggle.

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All It Takes Is One Teacher Not Enforcing Rules

Date: March 27th, 2019

Don’t be the one to let seemingly small rules slide.

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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!

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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!

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Every Behavior Has a PURPOSE!

Date: March 16th, 2019

Every behavior, good or bad, serves a function. So ask yourself, “What is a child getting from their behavior?”

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Mean What You Say

Date: March 13th, 2019

Give REALISTIC consequences, and then stick to your guns.

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Teach Kids to Handle Anxiety, Not Hide

Date: March 8th, 2019

How will our students learn to deal with anxiety if we give them so many accommodations they never have to experience it?!

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When You Throw Them Out They Miss Instruction

Date: March 6th, 2019

If a child can wait on the office bench to see an administrator, then he/she can wait in your CLASSROOM! And not miss your instruction! Send them to the administrator LATER.

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Control Yourself is the First Rule

Date: March 3rd, 2019

When managing a difficult behavior, the first rule is to control YOURSELF. Your behavior choices can have a huge impact on the behavior choices others make.

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