21st Century Bully Leave Lasting Impact

I attended the Cambridge Forum recently entitled Bullies and Cyber-Bullies: Victims, Victimizers, and Communities. The distinguished panel featured a range of specialists that included Elizabeth Englander - author and Director at the Mass Aggression Reduction Center (MARC). Englander works closely with teachers and policy-makers in Massachusetts to address issues of bullying in schools. Dr Tracy Vaillancourt raised issues about the role that brain chemistry playes in the life-altering effect of Bullying.

I learned two important new insights that I want to share with you as well as pass along some helpful resources on 21st century bullying.

Posted by Sue Kirby on 09/26/11  •  Permalink  •  Comments 0   •  

SojoMail:God and Class Warfare

Hearts and Minds by Jim Willis

The hot phrase in Washington, D.C., this week is “class warfare.”

Paul Ryan, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, and a host of Republican presidential candidates have attacked President Barack Obama as a class warrior because he has suggested that the wealthiest individuals in the country, along with the largest corporations, should pay what he calls their “fair share” of the costs of both deficit reduction and putting Americans back to work.

Well, let’s be clear: There really is a class war going on, and the upper class is winning.

Posted by Sue Kirby on 09/22/11  •  Permalink  •  Comments 0   •  

Children are shortchanged by budget cuts

Yes we need a Circle of Protection around our children. They are harmed by budget cuts in many ways. Cutting their time in school is likely to damage their future as much or more than our budget deficit. Children need all the time that they can get to learn enough to compete in what is now an international job market.

One thousand of our schools nationally have increased time at school in order to help prepare our children for the future, but many schools are reducing learning time. For more information see http://www.timeandlearning.org/

Posted by Sue Kirby on 09/15/11  •  Permalink  •  Comments 0   •