What are your best strategies for high school kids who test your boundaries?

September 4, 2025

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It seems like even when we create shared classroom agreements, expectations, or norms, there are always a few students who try to ignore them. I don't want to spend all my time managing behaviors, and I'm not really a big punishment teacher- it just isn't who I am. I want to build a culture where we're all on the same team, you know?

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