Date: January 31st, 2024
Here are a few survival tips for substitute teachers.
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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?”
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Date: October 22nd, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I am a paraprofessional and lately it’s getting harder to get the kids to do their work. I feel like I’m jumping through hoops and enticing them and even nagging them! What’s my role here?”
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Date: July 10th, 2022
When the lines of authority are blurry at home, those kids bring that into school. Which means we have to teach them that things are different at school.
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Date: June 21st, 2020
Is it possible WE are causing kids to lose respect for us?
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Date: December 1st, 2019
A common Tier 1 cultural issue in most schools is saying, “That’s your kid!”
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Date: September 21st, 2019
This is how you can teach kids that there is a difference between how they behave at home versus at school.
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Date: August 10th, 2019
Tell your students YOUR non-negotiable rules.
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Date: April 3rd, 2019
Every adult in the school is an authority figure, even if they’re not a teacher.
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Date: October 27th, 2018
Kids often try to negotiate. But sometimes no means no.
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