It’s Not Defiance, It’s Dysregulation: Rethinking Behavior Before the Year Even Starts

What we call “bad behavior” in schools isn’t the issue, control is. In this episode of The Resistance, I peels back the layers on why students resist, refuse, and retreat in classrooms and why that resistance is sacred. From pit schools to secret marriages, enslaved Africans modeled resistance in big and small ways. Today, our students are doing the same. If you’re an educator constantly asking “Why won’t they just listen?” this episode is for you. “Our students are the descendants of people who resisted with their entire being. Why are we surprised when they do the same?” Resources + Links: Join the Ten Toes Down Summer Mastermind Become a Liberation Library Member Follow Me on Instagram Watch the slavery classroom lesson mentioned in this episode