By Russell WilliamsTribune Online ColumnistJuly 30, 2005 I’ve never forgotten the words. They appeared above the boys’ locker room door when I entered seventh grade: “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” Character development is not for the fainthearted. Just as a single letter separates chump from champ, so does the character attribute… Read more »
Victims’ Families Try Suing Parents Tuesday, February 14, 2006 Chris Seper Plain Dealer Reporter School bullies who get a trip to the principal’s office could also find themselves in front of a judge. More parents whose children are beaten or bullied are suing their attackers’ families or schools, according to court filings and experts on… 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 »
A CYCLE IS A PATTERN THAT NEEDS TO BE BROKEN, FROM DAMAGING WORDS SO FREQUENTLY SPOKEN. I CARE ABOUT YOU AND HOW YOU GET THERE, YOUR STRUGGLES YOUR BURDENS I’LL WELCOME & SHARE. THERE S SO MUCH UNCERTAINITY IN ALL THAT WE DO, I’VE FOUND SOME REAL ANSWERS TO HELP US THROUGH. THERES NO DOUBT… Read more »
Talking Terry Tinsley Talked all the time! Her constant yipping and yapping Drove everyone out of their minds! Her parents truly loved her, But living with her was tough. In fact, whenever Terry was home They wore sound-proof ear muffs! Well, Terry went to school, And after the very first day, The teacher called her… Read more »
Woman to Helen Keller:” I don’t know what could be worse than being blind!” Hellen Keller to woman: “I do! Being sighted and having no vision!” – Helen Keller
Nolan loves dirt. He loves to smear his little fingers in whatever gooey muck he can get his little fingers into. If there is a puddle he will splash in it, if there’s a chunk of thick brown soil he will attempt to insert his limbs as far as they will go. And up till… Read more »
I have a student who would run in the halls. To help him remember to slow down and walk, I placed a small laminated stop sign at each corner of the school as a visual reminder. I also gave the student a strawberry basket with a large juice can in it and had him hold… Read more »
The criminal justice theory known as “restorative justice” may be picking up momentum and impacting how school discipline issues are handled in the South Suburbs, according to experts and officials. It’s a theory, as described by restorativejustice.org, that “emphasizes repairing the harm caused or revealed by criminal behavior best accomplished through cooperative processes that include… Read more »
“The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” – William James
