How many students are allowed out of the classroom? What happens when you only let one student out at a time, but another teacher lets two? Should there be a difference between going out to your locker and going out to visit the nurse? What if one student is out in the bathroom, but another student suddenly needs to go fix their contact lens? This week, we talk about the idea of collective efficacy–how hard it can be for all teachers across the school to uphold and enforce rules in a consistent way. It’s much harder than it sounds, and can cause a real headache for everyone when things feel unfair. As we move out of the excitement and positivity from the beginning of the school year, the daily grind has set in, and the full weight of upholding all the rules all the time is starting to take hold.

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Thanks to Courtney Milavec for graphic design, Casey Roberts for writing and recording original intro music, and Tom Csatari for allowing us to use his band’s recording of, “Woodstock,” from their 2020 album, Garden, available now on Spotify.

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