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 »

If you re angry and you know it Do not shout. If you re angry and you know it Do not scream. The message that you send, may hurt a real good friend. If you re angry and you know it stop and count. If you re angry and you know it Keep your cool…. Read more »

One of the most rewarding lessons of life in recent years is attending Saddleback Community Church in Lake Forest, California. My pastor, Rick Warren, wrote a book titled Purpose Driven Life . It was during a recent service that Rick taught us the principle You cannot set a goal that you cannot control . He… Read more »

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

Growing up in England, my brother and I had a running joke about old people who had been at the job for 35 years. We said it in a toothless sort of way. Life catches up with you; I still have teeth, but I find myself rapidly approaching the point when I will have been… Read more »

THE JOURNAL NEWS SUFFERN Truth, manners and respect got personal for sixth-graders at Suffern Middle School yesterday during the annual kickoff of the school’s “character education” initiative. Classmates wrote and acted in scenes designed to highlight the guiding principles of the program, which told students they needed to work at fairness, responsibility and empathy. “You… Read more »

Bratty, Boorish Behavior is Getting Young Pupils Expelled Lauri Githens Hatch Staff Writer (October 6, 2005) Networks have hit a gold mine with shows like Super Nanny and Nanny 911, in which hideously ill-behaved tots and their witless parents are eventually brought to heel. Teachers who have these tiny terrors in class aren’t finding the… Read more »

Discipline works best when we keep love in the equation. – Author Unknown