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PRAISE – Begin a praise day and have all students write down something they like about another person in the class. It could start, “The nicest thing about you is” and have the students finish the paragraph. This encourages respect amongst students and makes it the norm in your classroom. One student gets a turn [...]

The answer to this question is very basic. In today’s society children learn at a very early age that they can say and do almost anything they want, and they can get away with it. Children are also keenly aware that if they put up a big enough stink that their parents will eventually give [...]

A 1997 Department of Education study showed that only 27% of the dads they surveyed were considered “highly involved” in their children’s education (compared to 56% for moms). They rated dads as “highly involved” if they participated in at least three of the four following activities: attending general school meetings, attending regular parent-teacher conferences, attending [...]

Bullying is at epidemic proportions in our country, and as educators too often we tend to look at the surface problem (which is bullying) and not spend enough time working on the root problems of disrespect and irresponsibility. Our time gets spent disciplining kids with logical consequences and not enough time is spent teaching children [...]

1. Kick off your anti-bullying campaign with an administrator or designated facilitator visiting each classroom or with an informational assembly with the purpose of introducing the concept of bullying, including what a bully, victim or target, bystander, or rescuer is, and that your school will be embarking on a campaign to “create a bully-free school.”
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