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…
Yes, I Did Just Say That!
I read a post titled, 35 Things You Never Thought You’d Say Until You Became a Teacher, and totally…
Not In The Description
I was helping a teacher with a student who was engaging in behaviors that was more annoying for the teacher and her para-educators than anything else. This teacher’s…
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,...
Where Are Those Glasses?
“Sarah, stop flushing that toilet!” Well, that’s the price we pay when we teach independence!!! Sarah had learned how to...
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...
Faking It
I love my kindergartners. They always come to me with so much to learn and get used to. Longer school...