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Facing History and Ourselves Summer Seminars
Looking for a professional development opportunity? The Facing History and Ourselves organization is presenting 5 different seminars in the NY and NJ regions. These historical-based seminars incorporate the moral questions surrounding topics of violence, racism, and anti-antisemitism juxtaposed against stories of courage, caring, and compassion. Participants receive curriculum resources and student-centered teaching strategies, as well…
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month
On May 31, 2011, President Barack Obama released a statement declaring June Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. In this release, President Barack Obama stated that we need to “eliminate prejudice everywhere it exists, and to celebrate the great diversity of the American people.” He further stated his support for the “It Gets…
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Effects of LGBT Victimizing
LGBT Bullying In School Linked To Long-Term Health Effects In New Report Joy Resmovits – Huffington Post “That’s so gay.” Phrases such as this one, used dismissively by teenagers in what is often a casual, offhand way, can impair the health of LGBT youth long after classes end, a new study shows. The term is…
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Anti-Bullying Program Proves to be Successful on the Playground!
Anti-bullying program quashes playground gossip By Liz Goodwin Wed Jan 5, 11:16 am ET Is malicious gossip an inevitable part of the playground? Maybe not, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Washington. The scientists taught gossipy Seattle grade-school kids empathy and other life skills in a three-month anti-bullying program — and found that the…
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What is Cyberbullying?
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/10307568 w=400&h=300] Stop Cyber-Bullying Now from Ruben Santa-Cruz on Vimeo. What can you do? Stomp Out Bullying describes methods to prevent and look out for cyberbullying with your kids.
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We Need More Character Education!
Without character education, we’re letting kids be mean Saturday, April 02, 2011 SPECIAL TO THE TIMES Can you imagine taking a video of someone being hurt, embarrassed or humiliated? Well, kids in the Lone Star State did. Last fall, 18 boys in Texas sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl. It is believed that one or two…
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N.J. Gov. Christie Approves Toughest Anti-Bullying Law in the Country
Published Friday, January 07, 2011 on NJ.com By Matt Friedman/Statehouse Bureau TRENTON Gov. Chris Christie has signed a bill that, advocates say, gives New Jersey the toughest anti-bullying law in the country. The news reached Garden State Equality Chairman Steven Goldstein during a Somerset conference on reducing the risk of suicide for gay and lesbian…
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Senate Education Committee Passes Anti-Bullying Bill
Senate education committee passes anti-bullying bill By Politicker Staff | November 15th, 2010 – 12:49pm The “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights” emerged from the Senate Education Committee this morning, and is expected to be approved by the Assembly Education Committee later today. A-3466 is designed to combat harassment, intimidation and bullying among students. ‘The truth is…
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Does Group Work Provide a Venue for Bullying?
Group work: A venue for bullying, or a way to prevent it? Posted by Sarah Garland on November 1, 2010 Does group work turn children into productive, cooperative members of society, or provide the ideal venue for bullies? In new show posted at BAM Radio Network hosted by Rae Pica, Susan Engel, director of the…
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“New Jersey has been Proactive in Addressing School Bullying”
Stop bullies’ devastation in all its many forms Friday, September 17, 2010 SPECIAL TO THE TIMES Bullying in our schools is unacceptable behavior and it must cease. Its consequences are devastating. Bullying has been linked to student suicides in Massachusetts, Virginia and New Jersey. In California, a transgender student was murdered. Victim anorexia, low self-esteem,…