The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another, and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it. – J.M. Barrie

Book Review Submitted by: Rhonda Turner Underwood, M. K., (2003). Social aggression among girls. New York: Guilford. 300 pages. Social aggression, characterized by humiliation, taunting threats and social ostracism is all too common in schools with survey data indicating that 40 to 80 percent of students report they have been targeted for such harassment (Juvonen,… Read more »

Dear Mr. Bedley, I just wanted to say thanks for the wonderful seminar on Discipline and the Difficult Child . I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and I know I will find your ideas helpful. (I do not have a classroom as I work as an Educational Diagnostician, but I have teachers who are always looking… Read more »

I don t think I have ever laughed and cried at an inservice before! Your true love and care for children was a true inspiration to me. I loved all the music. I will definitely use more puppets and set up a more definite problem solving center in my classroom. Dr. Anger Buster rocked!!!! Jill… Read more »

“A strong positive attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.” – Patricia Neal

“Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in an upward movement, without limit.” – Felix Adler (1851-1933), American educator – Felix Adler

Respect Friday, October 14, 2005 – By Mike Carey, Superintendent Respect is the first of eight values that make up the Amador County Unified School District s Character Education Program. I use the term program only in the sense that we have eight values that were identified by a committee of staff and parents as… Read more »

Love is more than emotion, It s devotion! –

Not What You Have Lost On Nov. 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is no small achievement for him. He was stricken… Read more »

You may fool the whole world Down the pathway of life And get pats on the back as you pass. But your final reward will be Heartaches and tears If you ve cheated the man in the glass. – Dale Winbro