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Okay, 100 words on the idea of a โ€œteacher bullyโ€โ€ฆ.Itโ€™s easier to become one than youโ€™d think. Teaching isnโ€™t easyโ€“stresses your time, patience, and emotional reserves. Some days, it seems certain students wantย to watch the world burn.But no matter how well-designed learning experiences are, the tone of your interactions with students can deflate a classroom in a hurry.

Students need to respond. They have to be accessible. They have to โ€˜listen.โ€™ So when they donโ€™t, respond by design. Start with your relationship. Create a sequence. Adjust to the child. Do what works, and toss what doesnโ€™t.

Whatever you do, donโ€™t be a teacher bully.

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