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Saturday, September 25, 2010

Accepting Responsibility for Bullying
September 24, 2010 by ASCD Whole Child Bloggers
Research continuously shows us that bullying has its roots in adult behavior: Children and youth replicate the actions and words they see and hear in their environments. If not parents, then teachers; if not teachers, then television -- somewhere, somehow young people learn they can use intimidation to get other people to do things. Despite the temptation to say otherwise, not just "bad" adults perpetuate bullying. Almost every single one of us has relied on intimidation to get a student to do something, and that behavior is at the heart of bullying.
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On Superman, Oprah, and Dinner
September 23, 2010 by Molly McCloskey
I believe movies should be rated based on how many dinner conversations you get out of them. A top-notch film will provoke at least five conversations, the dregs produce zero, etc. And it’s not always the quality of the film itself (or song, or photograph, or piece of art) but the impact it has on [...]
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Free Webinar: The Well-Balanced Teacher
September 22, 2010 by Klea Scharberg
Join Mike Anderson, author of The Well-Balanced Teacher: How to Work Smarter and Stay Sane Inside the Classroom and Out, for a free webinar on on staying healthy and well-balanced as a teacher. A former elementary school teacher, Anderson now works to strengthen on-site professional development for schools that are working with the Responsive Classroom [...]
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