It’s Just Not Okay
The story goes like this… New student (young adult) at a new school. New campus is a high school. New student has a bad habit...
And You Wonder Why!
I did a post on the Importance of Negative Consequences. The heart of this post was the fact that positive reinforcement by itself is not the key to successfully dealing…
Still Judging?!?!
I wrote a post, Don’t Judge, in 2017. This post was written in response to a judgement call that was...
The Importance of Negative Consequences
As teachers, we always start the school year off with setting rules and expectations for student behaviors… for a good reason. But, often times, rules and expectations can be hard to maintain, especially when…
Learning To Laugh At Myself
As a Special Education teacher, I have learned to do and be a lot of things over the years; flexible,...
What Are Restraints?
Last week, I did a post on the use of restraints. For those who don’t know, I wanted to shed...
To Restrain or Not to Restrain
“There’s other ways to deal with violent behaviors or misbehavior outbursts than restraint.” This comment was made by a criminal...
It’s All In The Lick
There is always a child that comes into this world with an invisible sign saying “I have been here before.”...
The Hard Way
It had been a long week and Friday was not looking to be any better then the rest of the...
The Whole Picture
Dealing with challenging behaviors is something most teachers, Special Ed or not, face on a daily basis. Often times, the...