Good to be back in River Vale Public Schools today! These students at Woodside Elementary School walk in as ZEN MASTERS every day to practice their mindfulness in a mediation session! We were also blown away by their student ambassador initiative! This school is full of great leaders with awesome attitudes 🙂 We look forward […]
What a great way to end the week in Brooklyn at the Community Partnership Charter School ! These students are so passionate, positive, and attentive ! Thanks so much to Mr. Brown and the wonderful staff for having us and all of your incredible hospitality ! We hope to be back soon ❤️ Have a great weekend […]
They’re booming, boisterous, bigger than life! A powerful, loud voice can be appreciated at times and redirected at other times. Often a teacher’s reaction is to quash the behavior, but their power actually likes in determining when speaking loudly enhances a situation and when it detracts. Because the teacher’s goal is to help students appreciate […]
People who love to talk come in all age groups. Sometimes teachers find their chattering students delightful. Perhaps, for example, you know a Megan: Effervescent, bubbly, and lively are words written on Megan’s report cards by the teacher after teacher. Megan possesses an abundance of charm to divert her teachers from the fact she just […]
An outsider taking over a class can bring out the worst in students. They forget or don’t consider the fact that substitute teachers are people with feelings. As such, their behavior towards substitute teachers can include all sorts of teasing, tricking, and tormenting. Even elementary school students, following the example of older students, will drop […]
Whether it’s known as name-calling, putting people down, mouthing off, or “dissing” or roasting, this skill is practiced and honed by students at middle schools and high schools across the country. These students don’t need knives to slash each other to ribbons; they do it with their tongues. For some students, disparaging others is a […]
Sometimes students dispense their put-downs to classmates they actually admire: “That girl can eat everything in sight but stays skinny as a rail.” This is likely intended as a compliment. But the fine line between funny and painful is easily crossed, leading to hurt feelings and even despair. Neither children nor adults do a very […]
Some students pout because they are acÂcustomed to getting their way and don’t know how to handle it when this doesn’t happen. Students who feel overcontrolled may pout as a mild protest (instead of more blatant forms of rebellion) when a teacher requires them to do something. If you scold, threaten, or humiliate a pouting […]
ReÂsearch shows the more parent involvement in school communities, test scores improve, incidents of violence decrease, and vulnerability to drug or alcohol abuse lessen. Parent involvement is the key to creating a sense of belonging. When parents feel that they’re participants in their children’s school programs, they don’t seek to achieve that sense of belonging […]
Are parents the enemy or the ally? That question has hovered in the back of every teacher’s mind at one time or another. When you feel frustrated dealing with certain children’s behavior and their parents seem to be making things worse, it’s easy to focus on placing blame. Instead, see the situation as an opportunity […]
