Ask Polly Bath: Kids Plugging Toilets on Purpose?
Date: October 29th, 2023
What is an Apology?
Date: October 18th, 2023
Are you teaching your students that there is more to apologizing than just saying the words I’m sorry?
Ask Polly Bath: Frustrated with Lunch Duty?
Date: July 29th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I have lunch duty in our elementary school, and I’m amazed at what kids cannot do on their own. They can’t scrape and stack a tray. They can’t tell when a trash can is too full to use. And, they can’t even interact with each other! How can I get them to do better without creating a negative environment with my frustration!?”
Ask Polly Bath: Getting Kids to Do Group Activities
Date: July 22nd, 2023
Polly answers the question: “How do I get my 6th graders to engage in group activities when they are so screen dependent?”
Ask Polly Bath: Social Media and Social Skills?
Date: July 16th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “Social media is really having a negative impact on my students’ social skills. And I wonder if the current popular social media app isn’t also reducing their attention spans? How can I help?”
Ask Polly Bath: Are Timers Helpful or Stressful?
Date: July 9th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I like to use timers to get the kids to move and get things done. Do you think this is helping or is it stressful?”
Burdened by Student Behavior?
Date: July 5th, 2023
We can get loaded down dealing with kids’ behaviors. When this happens, the best thing we can do is talk with a colleague. They can help us carry the burden.
Ask Polly Bath: Pack of Kids with Bad Behaviors?
Date: July 1st, 2023
Polly answers the question: “We have a pack of kids in our middle school who feed off each other! They wander the halls, cause trouble, they make snarky comments to teachers. And it’s getting harder and harder to muster up the energy to deal with them! How can we get this group to stop?”
Ask Polly: Encourage Kids Who Don’t Have Behaviors?
Date: June 10th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “Our high school has kids who work really hard and never get into trouble but it seems like we get so bogged down dealing with the kids who are having problems that these kids feel ignored. How can we encourage them to keep up the great work?”
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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