Mr. D from I Want to Teach Forever is doing a cool feature this year called "52 Teacher, 52 Weeks" in which teachers send essential lessons for the classroom. I chose to write about "choosing your battles" and how I've chosen not to battle over gum with my 6th graders.
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Awesome. How'd you find that Calvin?
I LOVE Calvin.
I agree; picking my battles is a skill that I must continually practice - with both my children AND my students.
I agree. I have almost no rules and my students handle this well. No one wants to be micromanaged.
Interestingly, just this week on my drive to school, I heard the results of a small-sampled research project about chewing gum. Chewing has a calming effect on the chewer. Most specifically mentioned was how it helped students do math! The research was funded by - who else - Wrigley and was conducted at the Baylor School of Medicine.
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