How patience, saucers of milk, and a willingness to be present, without pressure, can eventually break through to the most resistant students in your building.

The hard truth about detentions, suspensions, and the pound-of-flesh mindset, and what actually changes student behavior over time.

A simple habit greeting every student at the doorchanged how I read my entire day before the first bell rings, setting a positive tone and giving me an immediate sense of each student’s mood and readiness to learn.