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In May of 2015, Jim was awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters for his almost 40 years of work in the area of student behavior management and anti-bullying. In 2012 He and Paul McEnerney wrote and co-designed The Bully Proof Classroom a graduate course that is offered at The College of New Jersey and LaSalle University in Pennsylvania in partnership with The Regional Training Center in Randolph NJ.
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There Are Circumstances – But Not Excuses
Children can’t pick their parents, when and where they were born, their physical condition when they were born, their siblings, or even their intelligence. They are influenced by many of these things, not determined, but influenced. They have choices and can always...
read moreParents Need Parenting
The young parents of today need parenting. Parents who have left home as young adults with a rebellious attitude may not even be speaking with their own parents. They have lost their perception of right and wrong behaviors and sometimes even simple decisions are...
read moreKids Can Intimidate Their Parents
When kids are unhappy about something that happens in school and they believe that the teacher was the culprit, they will usually go home and complain to mom or dad. If the parents are weak, and are always in a position of being intimidated by their own children, they...
read moreSeasonal Lesson Plans For January
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Lessons On Character These lessons are designed to provide the students with a view of some of the quotes by Dr. Martin Luther King and also the character qualities that he displayed as a civil rights leader in the 1960’s. The lesson...
read moreThe Closed House
How a child is treated in the home can play a role in whether or not the child will become a bully or not. Often if the child is victimized in the home, there is a good chance they could become a bully in school. You read that right, children who are victimized in the...
read moreSome Reasons Why
Taken From Anti Bullying 101 There are probably many reasons why kids become bullies and why they stay bullies as they move into adulthood. There are many theories and a great deal of experiential opinion on the topic. I believe that there are two major reasons for...
read moreThe Adult To Adult Relationship
When Art was an adolescent, chats with his mother featured the usual liberal doses of guilt needed to shape socially acceptable behavior. Art bided his time, counting the days until he would become an adult and could enjoy a relationship with his mom grounded on a...
read moreWhat Are We Responsible For? Our Motives
This Is The Final Installment On Responsibility Taken From Anti Bullying 101 Do you ever watch Crime Seen Investigation? (CSI) I do, occasionally. I am amazed how all the evidence that is collected can point directly at the suspect in question, but they just can't...
read moreAsk The Principal
Often teachers ask me questions about how to manage student discipline, irate parents, problems with other staff members or even administration. I have taken some of these questions and provided answers. I thought it would be a good idea to share my answers with my readers.
A Word
From James Burns
” I am a former teacher, and administrator with over forty years of experience. I understand the needs of today’s educators when it comes to bullying and how to stop it in schools,the classroom, and the community. Since 2000 I have worked as a professional speaker,college instructor, anti-bullying consultant, writer, and course designer. I understand the teacher’s heart and know how to help these kids overcome the trauma of bullying. “
– Jim Burns
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Meet Parents At Their Intensity Level
This doesn’t mean you should start an argument. It means that when a bullying parent has a concern, as unrealistic as it might be; let them know that their concern is your concern. If they come in and are agitated, meet their intensity with your own intensity. When...
Realize That Parents Need Parenting
Some parents have lost their perception of right and wrong behaviors, and sometimes even simple decisions are tough. It’s these parents that will try to bully the teacher and the school. They do not have the ability to cooperate when they disagree and can wreak havoc...
Kids Can Intimidate Their Parents
When kids are unhappy about something that happens in school and they believe that the teacher was the culprit, they will usually go home and complain to mom or dad. If the parents are weak, and are in a position of being intimidated by their own children, they will...