Tip 12

Asking Critical Questions: Are the Kids Safe? Does an Adult Care?

Use safety and care as first questions when classroom decisions become complicated.

Starting the yearStudent relationships · Wellbeing5-minute read

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Before responding to a difficult situation, ask whether students are physically and emotionally safe and whether they can identify a caring adult.

Use this with a mentor or team

What changes when safety and care come before compliance?

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