Category: Discipline
What’s behind explosive student behavior?
Last summer, I was visiting a Head Start center in rural Ohio when a teacher offhandedly mentioned to me that […]
February 18, 2026
Biting, kicking, wandering the classroom: Teachers say there’s a rise in misbehavior even among the littlest kids
SAN MATEO, Calif. — School had been in session at Lead Elementary for less than an hour, but already Andrea […]
February 17, 2026
California teachers urgently need training in how to respond to, and cope with, trauma
We live in stressful times. This, coupled with the high rate (80.5%) of children experiencing at least one adverse childhood […]
March 31, 2025
Let’s fully fund restorative justice — because it works
A change has come to my classroom, and I didn’t even know it. While I’ve been busy teaching, California passed […]
March 25, 2025