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This Week in Class - Week 14 - It Ain't My Fault!

This Week in Class - Week 14 - It Ain't My Fault!

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 This Week in Class, I learned one of the most freeing lessons of my first year teaching: I’m not responsible for my students’ behavior. I can set the tone, create structure, build a culture — but at the end of the day, their choices are theirs. And honestly? That mindset shift changed everything for me.

In this episode, I talk about finally catching my footing in faculty meetings (they hit a little different when you’re used to working for yourself), the unexpected classroom hack involving sticky tack, and how I’m experimenting with a new behavioral incentive called The Compliment Wall. I also opened up about the tough side of teaching — when a student leaves unexpectedly — and how I tried to give both my students and myself some closure. Plus:

🎶 Why James Brown’s “Make It Funky” might be my new classroom theme music
✍🏾 The old-school teacher skill I’m determined to master
📝 And the gentle reminder that sometimes, it really ain’t your fault

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