This week’s video, inspired by YouTube commenter Kelli, is all about those kids who won’t stop talking when it’s time…
classroom discipline

Do Mean Teachers Get More Respect?
Today’s topic comes from an email exchange (used with permission) with one of our colleagues in the art department: Hi…
Randazzo’s Rules of Order #2
This week, I’m chatting about old school techniques to help calm the chaos:
Those First Few Days
Blog reader Stephanie will transfer this fall from elementary to high school (Can you even imagine?) and recently asked what…
Creature Comforts
Confession time: My internal thermostat tends to get stuck on sweaty mode. I swear, there’s a clan of hamsters forever…
I’m Going to Call Your Parents
Using a positive approach to discipline, I’ve discovered that five minutes of my time can win a student’s heart forever.…

Flip the Script
Every year, without fail, the power play begins. In the first week of school, there’s always at least one class…