Four years ago, several boys at Avondale Middle School in Rochester Hills, Michigan, were suspended for sexual harassment. The boys thought they were just flirting. The very next week, Maria Kopicki’s eighth-grade criminal law class decided to rework the school sexual harassment policy. That policy banned four broad categories of harassment: verbal abuse, pressure for… Read more »
Sunday, February 19, 2006 CALLIE CLARK MILLER ~ Southeast Missourian Educators and even law enforcement agencies have established programs to help prevent bullying. The poster in the glass display case at Alma Schrader Elementary explains it best. Beneath the colored pencil drawing of an angry-looking girl wearing big black boots kicking a crying classmate, a… Read more »
Belmont Elementary School in Olney Older Kids Teaching Younger Ones About Dangers Of Bullying February 24, 2006 OLNEY, Md. — Students of all ages are picked on, teased, and harassed at school. This kind of bullying is often dismissed as child’s play. But health experts say it’s a dangerous problem. Now older students are reaching… Read more »
December 9, 2005 Learning some hard lessons firsthand, some 830 Westfield High sophomores and 50 seniors participated recently in the annual Ethics Day event at the Westfields Marriott.(The seniors acted out ethical dilemmas and also played jurors in a mock trial, and nearly 100 adult volunteers helped with presentations and moderated table discussions among the… Read more »
Dear Gene, I recently attended your seminar in Cleveland, Ohio on March 31 2006. I heard about you from another teacher and decided to go. I knew you were going to have great ideas but I had no idea that all of it would hit so close to home. You see I work for the… Read more »
The day before school started, Alex Teka was found dead in the back garden of her Putaruru home. The 12-year-old had been the target of text bullies. Since about July last year, Alex was bullied relentlessly by a group of girls not much older than her. Her mother Deanne Teka described it as an orchestrated… Read more »
ST. LOUIS A study of youth sports found evidence of cheating, taunting, even intentionally trying to hurt an opponent. And the bad behavior wasn t limited to the kids. Some coaches admitted yelling at athletes even verbally abusing them, and some players said they were struck. The study was conducted by researchers at the University… Read more »
Need a little help getting your oppositional kids to join in on the power of yes as well as keeping your promises and agreements? According to Becky Smith, a teacher at Liberty Elementary, this is a fun way to keep your promise as a teacher to do something fun or of special interest for your… Read more »
Partners in Learning Agreement Education is a team effort. This compact outlines the ways that we can work together because we know that children learn from adults. Adults realize that love, caring, encouragement, positive support, and wholesome, nurturing environments are critical to the healthy development of every child. We are committed to working together, with… Read more »
“Character is not made in a crisis it is only exhibited.” – Rose Dorothy Freeman
