#173: Finally answering the biggest questions you've sent in. Can you be too nice? How to get on top of the chattiness? The number one hill I'll die on with classroom management? + MORE!

The Unteachables Podcast · Claire English · Jun 23, 2026 · 32 min

What's in this episode

Claire answers listener questions directly: whether a teacher can be too nice, how to get on top of a chatty class, and the one classroom management belief she'll defend to the end. She also gives rapid-fire verdicts on seating plans and phone bans.

Questions it answers

How do you deal with a chatty class?

Classroom management coach Claire English explains why nagging a chatty class fails, and the routines, seating plans, and transitions that stop low-level noise before it starts.

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