By this point in the school year, it’s not that students don’t know expectations—it’s that they’re still learning how to handle emotions, friendships, and frustration inside the classroom.

In this episode, I share a simple, classroom-tested framework called C.A.R.E. that helps students slow down, reflect, and repair when something goes wrong.

We’ll talk about:

• Why kids need language to handle hard moments

• How one simple phrase—“If it would make your heart sad, don’t say or do it”—became a classroom motto

• How to teach the C.A.R.E. framework in a way students actually understand

• Why review needs to be embedded into everyday routines (not added to your plate)

• How short, visual check-ins make classroom management feel calmer and more effective

This episode is practical, easy to implement, and designed to help classroom management feel more like teaching—and less like correcting all day.

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