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I was super excited to interview Chris Wejr. He is one of those principals that I have been following for a long time and his take on discipline and behavior is inspiring.

• Moving from a lower SES school to a higher SES school.
• If kids are driven by rewards, then they are across all areas.
• It is very easy to go too far with rewards, and focus only on providing rewards for kids to “get us through the day.”
• The problem with determining how to properly implement PBIS.
• The complexities of correcting a student’s behavior by giving them a reward when they behave correctly.
• How important it is to have sense of belonging to help students avoid negative behaviors.
• Strategies to help students who struggle with negative behavior overcome those struggles.
• It sometimes takes 2 years to get kids to overcome their struggles.
• How to buy yourself some time to make decisions and help get through the day to make sure you help kids who are struggling.
• The bouncy ball trick that worked for me every time after I interviewed him.
• The difference between a program and a system.

This is a great interview. Chris is amazing!

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