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 "My take on classroom management might be different than most other teachers. I plan to nudge your people around the notion that the best classroom management strategies aren't about rules and routines. Instead, they are about relationships. It's a heck of a lot easier to "manage" a student -- and an entire class -- if they know that you care about them. That's what I try to do with the notes that I write to students every year -- my Kudos Cookies.

I also want to nudge your people around the notion that when I have classroom management issues, I question my lessons -- instead of my students -- first. Good lesson design built around interesting topics and delivered by an excited adult takes care of most management problems in my own room. Persistent management issues are often a function of lessons that aren't all that interesting to kids. Persistent management issues are also evidence of students who are working way above or way below their grade levels. It's a heck of a lot easier to act out than to look dumb in front of your peers -- and it's a heck of a lot harder to stay motivated when everything that you are doing in class is too easy for you to begin with.

Here are some blog posts that I've written about this stuff." -- [|Bill Ferriter], SMS Teacher, Jan. 23, 2018

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 *  Is Your School a Rules First or Relationships First Community?
 *  [|Three Promises I'm Making to the Parents of Quirky Kids]
 *  Writing Positive Notes to Students is the BEST Way to Start My Day
 *  Simple Truth: Kids Want to Be Noticed
 *  Second Guessing Kids of Color
 *  Good Teaching > Fidget Spinners
 *  Reflecting on the Class Dojo Kerfuffle

 **Hompage for Bill's Blog:** [|The Tempered Radical]  **Bill on Twitter:** [] -- follow @plugusin   **Bill's email address:** wferriter@wcpss.net