I’m pleased to publish this guest post by my colleague Heather Bleakley Chang, who served 11 years as a K-2 teacher and school leader in Philadelphia, and now supports schools as a consultant ...

It’s normal for children to exhibit positive and negative social behaviors as they age and develop. Some kids lie, some rebel, some withdraw. Think the smart but introverted track star or the popular ...

I am an old-school fourth-grade teacher who has been teaching for 25 years. I’ve always used a behavior chart where students have to pull green, yellow and then a red card when they act up. I try to ...

This post is in response to What’s Wrong With Sticker Charts and Reward Systems? By Eileen Kennedy-Moore Ph.D. Last week, 9-year-old James came into my office beaming. It was the first time I had met ...