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We see people all the time that we stay away from because of their behavior, language, or attitude. We recognize and can readily admit that there is something with the person we just can't put our finger at it. Deviant behaviors are always recognized to late by counselors and parents. Once something devastating happens then everyone speaks out about how the person always seemed a bit weird. They w...

Sports are a great way for kids to get exercise, compete, and develop their athletic ability. Everyone should have the opportunity to participate in a team activity. Victims of bullying never seem to get involved because of the fear of ridicule or lack of ability. Let's take a look at what sports actually do and why they help kids participate in the game of life. The climate of a team is as import...

A bad day doesn't make you a bad person. However too many bad days can make you miserable and unhappy. Bad days can affect your relationships with your loved ones, friends, and colleagues. We all want our kids to be resilient. Let's be an example and learn how to deal with bad days with emotional strength and courage. Take the time to be aware when you feel as if you are stringing to many negative...

Sometimes we wonder why we act the way we do or why certain situations cause us emotional discomfort or even fear. Bullying can have a lasting affect on those who experienced the trauma and the horror associated with the abuse. In this episode I share with you my own experiences with bullying and abuse and how certain situations trigger my own fears. If you can relate that's a good thing, because...

I am so confused. Why in education do we constantly throw the baby out with the bath water? What was wrong with some of the strategies we used in years gone by? And, why do we continue doing things that just don't seem to net the best results for students and for teachers. Insanity, "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result." Things need to be kept simple and we ne...

There is a great big vacuum inside of all of us that needs to be filled by our parent's. There are also other holes in us as adults that have to be filled by our children. Father's day can be tough for some who are still trying to fill some of those holes. Listen in as Jim offers some advice on love, acceptance, and forgiveness.  The Bully Proof Classroom

  Resiliency is not something that is taught but developed over time through experience and life lessons. We are all only a compilation of what people have said to us and what people have done to us. How we perceive the words and actions of others and difficult situations may determine how resilient we are. If a person is raised in a highly critical home and his/her parents do nothing bu...

So what's the difference. Listen and you will find out. Basically feelings are temporary, but when not dealt with in the present they can become very strong and negative and at times permanent emotions. Kids always say that their feelings got hurt. We need to help them deal with those feelings. If we don't those feelings could grow into adult emotions that could havoc in a persons life. Click on t...

      Lesbian couple attacked on bus gets blasted on social media ‘for being gay’   Social media users are adding insult to injury to the lesbian couple who suffered a chilling attack on a London bus last week. The assault, which left an American woman with a broken jaw after she refused to kiss her partner at the urging of a group of hooligans, has spawned a litany o...

Student teacher power struggles are inevitable. The way a teacher responds to an uncooperative student can determine the climate of the classroom. In this episode Jim explains the fogging technique and why it is so helpful in maintaining classroom order. He provides examples and explains how and why some techniques should be used. Click on the link below to get the Defusing Power Struggles eBook.&...

 Kids have lost their ability to get along and are rapidly becoming adults who have matured physically, but not mentally, or emotionally. Society has been taught to disagree, but with the wrong attitude, so don’t disagree with me or I won’t like you. Disagreements are things that get walked away from because of the fear of conflict. The idea that a productive conflict could exist and the two...

 Parents need parenting. The question is who is going to do it? After speaking to hundreds of parents about their children what I discovered was they don’t talk to their own parents. They lack discipline skills and are so angry and lost that they take out their rage on their own kids. Three generations of dysfunction. Everyone knows it, and talks about it, but no one knows what to do about th...

You can't grow a conscience. No amount of medication will combat learned behavior. It's been proven that medication with consistent discipline nets the best results. At times medication is needed for a variety of ailments, but everyone is personally responsible for their own behavior. Once we get out of balance and rely to heavily on medication students can lose their sense of accountability. List...

Don't Drink This Kool Aid. Excuses are built around circumstance, environmental and genetic circumstance. Crimes get committed and circumstance is always brought up. Tough up bringing, or he was raised on the wrong side of the tracks are just two excuses used. We are determined, that’s who we are, and we can’t change. Circumstances only influence they don’t determine behavior. Provide enough excus...

  The truth be known; we lie to kids, and we have inflated their grades because we don’t want to destroy their self esteem. By the way, what is self esteem? Today kids feel good about themselves for no apparent reason. It is almost impossible to be left back, and if a kid has low test scores the teacher always gets the blame. So we let the kid know that he is doing great academically, in...

I drank the Kool Aid. Kids need to be obedient. Nobody liked the word. (Obedience) Sounded too much like dog training. Call it political correctness I guess, but I changed from obedience to compliance. Well kids need to obey the person in charge and they will blame their parents and teachers down the road when things don't go quite the way they expected them to as adults. This is an overwhelming t...

We all drank this kool aid too.   Don't Feel Bad If You Don't Like  A Student Or Maybe Even Other Adults.  like you, but I don’t like your behavior. This little gem came out of the self-esteem movement of the 60’s and 70’s. Certain phrases or philosophies that may have worked 40 years ago may suffer from an over-use injury or are just antiquated. Students who are rude, discourteous,...

The Kool Aid of entitlement. Sometimes we can do so much for our kids that when it's time to be responsible adults they either don't know how or begin to suffer from anxiety and depression. Today you have 40 year old men with a Masters Degree living with their mother playing video games. Listen in on this episode and discover the story of Thomas Gilbert Jr. A 34 year old man who was so entitled th...

 Several years ago I wrote an article called "Everybody Knows." This article described 10 things that everybody knows in education and in society, but for some reason won't talk about or even do anything about. When we start to believe certain theories and philosophies for no other reason than they seem like a good idea at the time we drank the Kool Aid and the long term consequences begin to...

Several years ago I wrote an article called "Everybody Knows." This article described 10 things that everybody knows in education and in society, but for some reason won't talk about or even do anything about. When we start to believe certain theories and philosophies for no other reason than they seem like a good idea at the time we drank the Kool Aid and the long term consequences begin to becom...

Teachers have to be an instrument of change. As a teacher you not only have to focus on facilitating positive change in your students, but also take the time to reflect and determine if there are changes that you have to make in order to become a more fulfilled and successful professional. People usually remember one or two really great teachers they've had who have made a real impact in their liv...

Teachers have to be an instrument of change. As a teacher you not only have to focus on facilitating positive change in your students, but also take the time to reflect and determine if there are changes that you have to make in order to become a more fulfilled and successful professional. People usually remember one or two really great teachers they've had who have made a real impact in their liv...

Teachers have to be an instrument of change. As a teacher you not only have to focus on facilitating positive change in your students, but also take the time to reflect and determine if there are changes that you have to make in order to become a more fulfilled and successful professional. People usually remember one or two really great teachers they've had who have made a real impact in their liv...

Teachers have to be an instrument of change. As a teacher you not only have to focus on facilitating positive change in your students, but also take the time to reflect and determine if there are changes that you have to make in order to become a more fulfilled and successful professional. People usually remember one or two really great teachers they've had who have made a real impact in their liv...

 Teachers have to be an instrument of change. As a teacher you not only have to focus on facilitating positive change in your students, but also take the time to reflect and determine if there are changes that you have to make in order to become a more fulfilled and successful professional. People usually remember one or two really great teachers they've had who have made a real impact in the...