“Mrs. O, he skipped me in line!” “Mrs. O, she won’t share the purple crayon!”Sound familiar? I thought so! Teaching students to be peaceful problem-solvers who can confidently address issues themselves (rather than turning to a teacher, ugh tattletaling!) is SO. VERY. CRUCIAL! To empower students to solve small problems, use a two-step process: first, teach them about size of the problem (the difference between small problems and big problems). Then, teach students how to use an I-Message to ... VIEW POST