How Do We View Our Challenging Kids?
This afternoon I came across a video that was shared in a Facebook group and I spent twenty minutes really taking in a wealth of excellent information that I must share with you. I am a firm believer that it takes a village to raise a child. When a challenging kid is in our path how do we respond? Do we send them to another classroom because we need a break from them? Do we change their color chart? Do we send them to the office? Or send a note home? There are other ways that educators have found to address challenging kids in an effort to have them understand they have stepped out of line. But in the end do we get the result that we need in order for the student to be successful? Are we getting to the root of "why" the student is doing it and not just looking at "what" the student is doing? The following video sheds light and gives pointers that I hope you take away and implement in the upcoming school year and beyond. I mentioned at the b...