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!”

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Loss of Community in Schools?

Date: June 7th, 2023

We’ve lost the sense of community in our schools due to the difficulty of the past few years. Which has caused kids to become more internal, not recognizing how their actions impact others.

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Ask Polly: No School Spirit?

Date: April 30th, 2023

Polly answers the question: “Our school spirit has seriously declined in the last couple of years thanks to the pandemic and everything else. How do we get it back?”

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Ask Polly: Post-Pandemic Problems?

Date: April 15th, 2023

Polly answers the question: “Due to the pandemic and everything else my 8th graders are behind academically and emotionally. Do you have any tips on how to prepare these kids for high school? I really worry about that!”

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What Kids Need After Massive Uncertainty

Date: January 18th, 2023

What do kids need after the uncertainty of the past two years?

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Ask Polly: Appalling Language!

Date: December 11th, 2022

Polly answers the question: “Our middle school students are using the most appalling language in the hallways this year. What can we do to curb it?”

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Pandemic Behavior: 10th Graders Acting Like 7th Graders

Date: February 12th, 2022

This pandemic has caused a gap between developmental age and chronological age for many kids. So what do we do when a 10th grader acts like a 7th grader or a kindergartner behaves like a 2 year old?

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Don’t Belong? Harder to Learn.

Date: January 16th, 2022

When kids don’t have a sense of belonging, it makes it difficult for them to learn. And, thanks to the pandemic, many of our students are struggling with feeling like they don’t belong!

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BE PREDICTABLE in Times of Uncertainty

Date: January 9th, 2022

Behavior unravels when things are not predictable and consistent, which is exactly what’s been happening this past year and a half!

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Addressing Effects of the Pandemic: Reduce Behaviors, Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma, While Increasing Student Engagement

Date: November 30th, 2021

These uncertain times have made both behaviors and student engagement worse. But, exhausted though many of us may be, we can still take a clear-eyed look at what we can do to improve behavior and engagement now. This workshop will look at how every educator can: Reduce chronic student stress and anxiety with simple, doable […]

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