Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, violence prevention efforts such as the activities in the pine grove have become as much a part of the curriculum as reading, writing and arithmetic. With its 19 staff psychologists, scores of counselors, and programs to identify and help emotionally troubled students, Cypress-Fairbanks has one of the most comprehensive violence prevention… Read more »
School-Associated Violent Deaths The National School Safety Center offers the following checklist derived from tracking school-associated violent deaths in the United States from July 1992 to the present. Follow this link to the School Associated Violent Deaths Report. After studying common characteristics of youngsters who have caused such deaths, NSSC has identified the following behaviors,… Read more »
The S.A.V.E. members of Laney High School in Wilmington have decided to bring their parents to school (isn’t it usually the other way around?). Motivated by a number of incidents that occurred on the campus last year, chapter members Adrienne Moore and Brittany Blake asked principal Maryann Nunnally if it would be possible for parents… Read more »
Agree or Disagree Charts 1. You can go into your sister’s bedroom and borrow something without permission because she visited your bedroom and took something without permission . 2. You can wear your hair, color your hair, cut your hair any way you wish! 3. It’s up to parents to set up the ground rules… Read more »
1. Identify through a community survey and staff survey which core ethical virtues are paramount to your staff and community. Our Bureau provides a survey you can use. Values in Action Guide pg. 103 2. You can also preview activities in the Values in Action! Coordinator and Teacher guides. Many examples can be found in… Read more »
Maria is the receipient of the Values in Action! Educators National Awards 1998 After working as a Middle School teacher for 10 years, I’ve learned a lot about what’s important to young adolescents. I’ve learned that if their boyfriend/girlfriend just dumped them, they couldn’t care less about what’s going on in my class. Many kids… Read more »
All children need ways to express their feelings and guidance in resolving problems they encounter. A better choice chair along with some specific actions to take in that chair can provide thoughtful and significant changes in the choices they make everyday. 1.Reach out and Touch Someone. Using an old telephone next to the better choice… Read more »
Most people would agree that the media has a major effect on our society as a whole and on individuals. On any given day, on any given station, in local or national print you will find celebrities, athletes, or the guy next door trying to influence you in what you buy, wear, or whom to… Read more »
Recently, I received word that a friend of mine was going through a pretty rough time. His father passed away after a 10-year battle with cancer. My friend, Dan, often talked to me about his dad, usually in terms of pride and heroism. Dan is very proud of his dad for several reasons. One he… Read more »
How do we provide opportunities for students to develop their character? History can provide great opportunities to explore character development with its many wonderful examples of interesting people, issues, and conflicts. Some say we study history to support and safeguard democracy for the individual and society, others say to learn to respect diversity or to… Read more »
