158 | Student Behavior Is the #1 Crisis in Teaching Right Now. Here's What Teachers Can Do - Enjoy Teaching Again | Elementary, Teacher Burnout, Student Behavior, SEL, Classroom Management | Lyssna här

If you've ever wondered whether student behavior is harder now than it used to be — the data has an answer. In this episode I'm sharing two more findings from 2025 and 2026 that confirm what teachers across the country have been feeling. And these aren't fringe numbers. This is the profession speaking.

I'll walk you through what the data is actually pointing at — and why the answer isn't just more behavior management strategies. It's a foundation shift. Connection, Regulation, and Engagement — the three legs of Your Classroom's Tripod — are what behavior has been pointing at this whole time.

By the end you'll have a simple three-step plan to claim the data, name your leg, and decide what to do about it.

~Elizabeth

Mentioned in This Episode:

Devon's Story: 145 | Stop Redirecting Your Students - It Just Doesn't Work Anymore

✨ The Classroom Reset – The online course that helps you improve student behaviors, increase engagement and support students' SEL, so that you can enjoy teaching again.

Learn more and enroll here: https://theinspiredclassroom.com/reset

Sources:

RAND Corporation (2026). State of the American Teacher Survey.
NEA (2025). "The Survey Says: We're at a Crisis Point." Love & Logic summary: loveandlogic.com/blogs/our-blog/teacher-burnout-classroom-management
EAB District Leadership Forum (2019), as cited by Gormley et al., University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Record it here: https://theinspiredclassroom.com/podcast

Become an Inspired Classroom Insider by joining our email list. You'll get real solutions to calm classroom behaviors delivered to your inbox each week! https://theinspiredclassroom.com/insider

💬 Let’s keep this conversation going! (There's so much to talk about!) Come join our free Inspired Classroom Community where creative, passionate teachers connect, share ideas, and cheer each other on.

It’s your safe space to be inspired, supported, and reminded you’re not in this alone.