One of the most vexing dilemmas for teachers is finding the best way to respond to students who misbehave. Experts argue over whether the best classroom-management approach is a consistent, strict ...

A sign in a classroom at Lead Elementary encourages children to take a break when feeling big emotions. Teachers across the country say student behavior is still challenging post-pandemic, and more ...

Disruptive classroom behavior or failing to meet reasonable behavioral expectations set forth by instructors have the potential to harm the learning environment for other students and to create unsafe ...

Millions of classrooms throughout the U.S. and internationally have begun adopting computerized apps (e.g., ClassDojo) to provide students with rewards and punishments as a part of classroom ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Christi Bergin has devoted 40 years of her life to helping teachers and their students. Throughout her career, she’s noticed two simultaneous trends in the field that seem to be ...

Setting expectations, modeling good behavior and establishing classroom norms contribute to the creation of a safe learning environment. At the next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and ...

She challenges beliefs that low socioeconomic status, race, learning disabilities and lifestyle are to blame for behavior problems in the classroom. If you are under the assumption that ...

Do you have a student who chronically procrastinates, sulks, underperforms, tests the spirit of class rules, and undermines your authority? Does this young person have a way of breaking every rule you ...

Modesto City Schools teachers say classroom destruction and violent student behavior are reaching a breaking point, and they're calling on district leaders to take action. Photos shared with the ...

The first few days of classes in Gwinnett won’t just cover core subjects and syllabuses for the upcoming school year. Georgia’s largest school district is starting a new effort that will focus on ...

In The Angry Smile: The Psychology of Passive Aggressive Behavior in Families, Schools and Workplaces, 2nd ed., we propose that the passive-aggressive student seems to derive genuine pleasure out of ...