Consequences Alone Won’t Change Challenging Behavior

Our approach did! Lessons from the reformatory, to the most violent teens in an urban district, to 50 failing middle school boys.

Oct 20 • Debbie Leonard

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September 2026

How Long Are Students Really Engaged?

Reading the room

Sep 17 • Debbie Leonard

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August 2026

Your Students Are on Their Best Behavior. Don’t Waste It.

Three things to decide now, before the classroom honeymoon ends.

Aug 30 • Debbie Leonard

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What’s the Point of a Consequence?

Before deciding what happens next, think about what you’re trying to accomplish.

Aug 12 • Debbie Leonard

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The Best Advice I Ever Got as a New Teacher

When a student pushes one of your buttons, sometimes the most responsible thing you can do is step away.

Aug 7 • Debbie Leonard

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July 2026

Everything We've Been Taught About Attention Is Wrong

Every teacher knows the feeling of watching a room full of eyes slowly glaze over.

Jul 16 • Debbie Leonard

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Your Body Has Been Talking. Were You Listening?

Recognize Yourself Before You Respond

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June 2026

The Working Memory Tax

We all know a student’s mind begins to drift after ten or so minutes.

Jun 11 • Debbie Leonard

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April 2026

Week 36. Running On Fumes. Everyone Wants To Be Done!

There's a fix. A few deliberate brain shifts inside your lesson will change everything.

Apr 20 • Debbie Leonard

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Not Off-Task. Just Done Listening.

What’s actually happening and how to fix it

Apr 1 • Debbie Leonard

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March 2026

Most Behavior Problems Aren’t What We Think They Are

A simple way to diagnose what’s actually causing behavior in your classroom

Mar 24 • Debbie Leonard

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Morphology

An effective and fun way to build, test, and explain words while learning how prefixes, roots, and suffixes actually work.

Mar 11 • Debbie Leonard

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