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 »
Failure is no more a permanent condition than success! For even if you succeed, there s still another test Make Failure a place where you refocus and plan, For success is achieved with each new I Can . Failure is only temporary for those who persist, It s a time to forge on with a… Read more »
For America’s Kids America s kids are great! They offer us our greatest joys and lead us toward our deepest hopes. As a parent of four and a grandparent, I know this daily adventure. Thirty years ago as a special education teacher, my classroom kids gave me a rich reservoir of stories. As a pastor… Read more »
1. Strengthens conscience and awareness of the right thing to do. 2. Promotes respect for differences. 3. Increases personal responsibility. 4. Helps kids see how choices not only affect them, but also their class, school, and family. 5. Helps kids understand ethics and morality. 6. Provides a reference point for all discipline problems. 7. Facilitates… Read more »
It s been awhile since my children were young. Our kids loved to go to the park to get on the swings. How they enjoyed being pushed from behind so they could soar to the sky! And, just as exciting as looking up was the pit-in-their-stomach joy when the force of gravity pulled them down…. Read more »
Any Jackass can kick down a barn It takes a skilled Carpenter to build one! – Author Unknown
Project Heart, Head, Hands, which was recently adopted by Galt Joint Union Elementary School District, is designed to help instill good character traits in students by focusing on three areas: . Heart Fostering development of character traits using the Eight Great Traits caring, honesty, responsibility, integrity, respect for others, citizenship, planning and decision making and… Read more »
Gene Bedley Milken Outstanding Educator, California, 1994 Restorative Justice, Responsibility Management, and Replacement Behaviors There are three powerful “R” principles that will determine positive outcomes in classes everywhere! They are Restorative Justice, Responsibility Management and Replacement Behaviors Restorative Justice Schools need to place more emphasis on not just making sure remorse is expressed for various… Read more »
One “Anger Buster” you can use to help students work through and beyond their anger is to have them count to 10 using the Assertive 10 Responses while they engage in ripping a strip of paper called the “Rip a Strip”. This is a strategy from our National Seminar “Discipline and the Difficult Child”. You… Read more »
Look, Lock & Listen- Make an L with your index finger and thumb. Look, Lock, and Listen with your hands moving across your face. Follow Directions-Show children the index and middle finger walking across the back of the other hand. You can also do a rap song. Follow directions the 1st time given not the… Read more »
