In The Angry Smile: The Psychology of Passive Aggressive Behavior in Families, Schools and Workplaces, 2nd ed., we propose that the passive-aggressive student seems to derive genuine pleasure out of ...

Passive aggressive behavior occurs on a continuum, from everyday acts of procrastination, selective hearing, and convenient forgetting to extraordinarily destructive acts of personal vengeance and ...

Disruptive classroom behavior or failing to meet reasonable behavioral expectations set forth by instructors have the potential to harm the learning environment for other students and to create unsafe ...

A sign in a classroom at Lead Elementary encourages children to take a break when feeling big emotions. Teachers across the country say student behavior is still challenging post-pandemic, and more ...

Setting expectations, modeling good behavior and establishing classroom norms contribute to the creation of a safe learning environment. At the next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and ...

Teachers are used to dealing with the occasional class clown—but what happens when most of the class requires that level of handling? Classroom disruptions and poor behavior have been on the rise, ...

Teachers describe rising gaps in student skills and behavior, pointing to reduced academic support and accountability at home ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — School superintendents across the country say bad behavior in the classroom has gotten worse. In a recent survey released by the Education Advisory Board, they say the uptick ...

Student behavior in the classroom is not improving, and teachers want parents to do more. An Education Week survey released this month found 64 percent of teachers reporting classroom behavior has ...

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates on Monday passed Senate Bill 2515 by a vote of 93-4. The bill gives teachers the ability to handle classroom behavior. "It's a bill ...

Understanding and managing a room full of students is often a “trial by fire” for less experienced educators, according to Megan Ryan, the mentor coordinator for teacher professional development at ...