***This is gonna be a long one, but it’s because I think that the classroom environment can make or break an EBD classroom. I’m not JUST rambling, I promise! I’ll be making additional posts in the coming days and weeks about how Jenny and I are setting up and preparing for our new program set […]
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“OMG, MS. DZIADOSZ IS ABSENT! THE WORLD IS GOING TO END!”
I’ve got some family stuff going on that is likely to lead to me being absent for several days unexpectedly, so this year I’ve been pretty obsessed with making sure I have a set of solid, successful, and simple sub plans (that was some quality alliteration) ready to go. Just this week, I got a […]
Like a Magnet
Wherever I go, I am a magnet for quirky people. Statistically, the probability of engaging in an interaction with a person with behavior disorders is pretty good for any individual. Something like 10% of teenagers in America have a conduct disorder. Something like 90% of my outings into the community involve an interaction with a person […]
Behavior Plans Begin At Home
One of the pitfalls of being the “behavior lady” is that everyone (E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E) you know gets put on a behavior plan at some point. And they work even more poorly at home than at work. Right now, I’ve got my longtime partner, George, on a BIP. I have had George on a BIP since I […]
Student Behavior Escalation and Teacher Bladder Fullness: A Correlative Study
If you ever want to ensure that a student will engage in some truly data-worthy behaviors, I advise you to drink a large glass of water, fill your bladder, and wait 30 minutes. Better yet, have that extra cup of coffee. Wear that pair of shoes that rubs your bunion wrong. Then, get your pencil […]
Mondays.
I don’t know a lot of teachers (or people in any other line of work) who particularly enjoy the sound of an alarm clock going off at 5:30am on a Monday morning, heralding in the new work week like a screeching choir of harpies. However, the EDBD teacher’s Monday is a special circle of Hell, […]
