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When a student is escalated, intensity often fuels intensity. A raised voice, sharp tone, eye-roll, or big reaction can accidentally reinforce behavior that’s driven by wanting a reaction.

Calm does not mean permissive. It means regulated. Nex

Trying harder is not the same as changing behavior.

Behavior is shaped by reinforcement history, habits, skills, and environment. It rarely shifts overnight.

If you are consistent and thoughtful, but progress feels slow, that does not mean it is no

Wanting attention is human.

Students who seek attention are often telling you:
Notice me
Connect with me
Help me

The goal is not to eliminate the need for attention. It is to shape how students get it.

When you teach and reinforce appropriate ways

When one adult ignores a behavior and another gives a big reaction, students receive mixed signals.

Alignment does not require perfection. It requires clarity.

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We loved learning from Michelle at last year’s Class on Task Summit.
Her honesty about what actually works in schools and what doesn’t is the kind of conversation we need more of in our field.

Real systems
Real implementation
Real lesson

When I first collected ABC data as a teacher...guess what? I wrote down EVERY little detail. I was so frustrated because I felt like I was taking data more than I was teaching.

I was given data sheets and told to take data to show that a student nee

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