How To Have Gossip Free Conversations
How to Have Gossip Free Conversations By Jenny Dalton Learn more about Jenny: www.butterfliesbullies.com and www.betterfriendsclub.com Through a myriad of examples from Mother Nature, we can see that different species of plants and animals already know how to coexist;...
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Dealing With Angry And Irate Parents Module Description Parents who are angry and irate can wreak havoc on a classroom or school where the teacher can feel harassed, intimidated, and bullied. This module will give the participants the strategies and the skills...
read moreCriminal law not keeping pace with digital world – report
Online communications law is incoherent and fails to protect victims of abuse from harassment such as “deepfake” pornography, according to a report by the Law Commission. Commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the study calls for...
read moreBullying has an impact that lasts years. I know – I’ve been a victim: Anita Sethi
A scene that often replays in my mind is being 13 years old, curled up in the fetal position on the floor and being kicked in the ribs. I’m screaming but then my voice catches and becomes a silence that sticks as a lump in the throat that stays there for years....
read more‘Give me candy!’ Viral video leads to NYC bullying suspect
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say they’ve arrested a 16-year-old boy suspected of violently bullying a 9-year-old boy at a Brooklyn public housing complex. NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea tweeted Thursday that “the child is now safe and the subject has...
read moreThe Baby Boomers: From Black And White To Color
Before the 1960's, most people watched television in black and white and looking back at what society was like fifty years ago, it seems like people looked at life in terms of black and white as well. Things were either right or they were wrong. There wasn't too much...
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There is no question that change is very incremental. It happens very slowly. Before you know it you wonder how it happened. Most of the time change is good. Things like losing weight, quitting smoking and drinking, and breaking bad habits that affect a person’s...
read moreEducation Has Fallen Off The Track
I really hate to be the bearer of bad news but the reality of life is not every-one is going to college when they leave high school. If this statement is really true then why does education deal with everyone like they’re college material? I graduated from high school...
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Educators Need Professional Development In The Areas Of Student Behavior Management And Anti Bullying Introduction Since the dawn of public education teachers and schools have focused on the academic achievement of students. All students were expected to leave school...
read moreWill The Real Parent Please Stand Up
I played baseball in high school and college. I even played in an over thirty league back in the mid eighties. When my child Sarah was born in 1991, baseball wasn’t something I thought she would ever be interested in. But when she was about six, I took her over to the...
read moreSelf Control – There Is Nun Better
As I look back at this experience, the one thing that I realize is that this type of education taught me something that no one talks about today and that’s self-control. The majority of the problems that a person faces in their life are related to a lack of self-control.
read moreI Don’t Care Who Hears What I Say
Many years ago, a wonderful friend of mine asked me what the smallest part of the body is. I was very young and probably very stupid at the time. I responded with “Duh, a finger.” He commented to me, “No it’s the tongue.” He also said to me that although the tongue is...
read moreThe Legend Of The Lone Ranger
The legend has it that a posse of six members of the Texas Ranger Division pursuing a band of outlaws led by Bartholomew "Butch" Cavendish is betrayed by a civilian guide named Collins and is ambushed in a canyon named Bryant's Gap. Later, an Indian stumbles onto the...
read moreMr., Mrs., and Ms.
Thank God for Nick at Night. You know the station that gives you shows like "Leave it To Beaver" or "Lassie." I was watching“Leave it To Beaver the other day” and could not help but notice how all the adults were called Mr. and Mrs. No Ms. back then. Of course, Eddie...
read moreFear The Greatest Motivator
I never wanted to go to college, never thought I was smart enough. My father had different plans for me. He told me I was going. I wanted to take over the family business which was a bar. I mean after all in my senior year in high school I was taking classes like...
read moreBare Feet And White Flour
Have you ever wondered why your parents did some of the things that they did. I did lots of times. My dad had so many regimented activities that I thought he had a screw lose or something. I’m only going to talk about two here because there are too many to put into...
read moreThe Words Of A Father Do Make A Difference
As a young boy I experienced all kinds of problems in my family. My father was a bar owner and a binge drinker. His behavior was very unpredictable at times, and we never knew what was going to set him off. We were always walking around on egg shells because we didn’t...
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SECTION ONE THOUGHTS ON THE FAMILY BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN AT THE “FAMILY TABLE” YOU BETTER TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FAMILY TREE It never ceases to amaze me how we can believe that an actor/actress on a commercial is really the character he or she portrayed on a sitcom....
read moreThe Ramblings of a Dinosaur
INTRODUCTION THE RAMBLINGS OF A DINOSAUR I don’t even know why I am writing these essays. I really have never had a passion for writing. I was never very good at it- I’ve always felt that my strong suit was speaking. I’ve rambled on at speaking engagements about...
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Teachers have to meet the rigors of their day each and every time they walk into their classroom. They have to follow the guidelines of state and local mandates, as well as follow the policies and procedures of their school. Teaching is hard work; I have spent 11...
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