How to Avoid a Meltdown At Work

I teach middle-school students in an after-school program, which itself can be challenging. But one particular kid really knows how to push my buttons, and he’s the ringleader when it comes to stirring up trouble. I do my best to stay calm, telling myself that their intention is to get me worked up and I can’t cater to that. That the instant I lose control, they’ve “won.” But the other day, everything I knew about classroom…