3 things I STOPPED doing that made me a better teacher. 1. I stopped giving rewards and incentives for basic good behavior. Dojo points were ruling my life, and I was over it. It honestly wasn’t even fair, because the kids who were following the rules 100% of the time, didn’t get rewarded at the same ratio of say my really tough student WHO finally raised their hand. I felt like I had to always reward my tough students in hopes it would motivate them to change their behavior. It didn’t actually