Comments on: eSN Publisher’s Report: How to thwart bullies through better incident management http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/05/01/creating-a-safe-and-positive-learning-environment/ Just another eSchool Media site Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:37:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: stuhl http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/05/01/creating-a-safe-and-positive-learning-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-164965 stuhl Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:16:47 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=99649#comment-164965 Parents who have lost control of their children are the problem with bullying. Until these families teach their children to respect "everyone" this problem will persist. We need to somehow ensure families teach their children this simple concept. There are no school programs out there to fix it because by the time they get to school it is too late. Parents who have lost control of their children are the problem with bullying. Until these families teach their children to respect “everyone” this problem will persist. We need to somehow ensure families teach their children this simple concept. There are no school programs out there to fix it because by the time they get to school it is too late.

]]> By: trainer12 http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/05/01/creating-a-safe-and-positive-learning-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-163855 trainer12 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:50:05 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=99649#comment-163855 Part of the solution is having adequate funding for teachers, teacher aides, hallway and playground monitors, counselors, social workers, software, curriculum and staff development to combat bullying. With the economy cutting off the real estate and property tax funding for public education and the general anti-union and anti-public education agenda of the Republican Party, it is only going to get worse until the people rise up and demand more funding to stop bullying in the public schools. The "invisible hand of the unregulated free market", "school choice", "vouchers" and "Charter Schools" will not stop bullying. Part of the solution is having adequate funding for teachers, teacher aides, hallway and playground monitors, counselors, social workers, software, curriculum and staff development to combat bullying. With the economy cutting off the real estate and property tax funding for public education and the general anti-union and anti-public education agenda of the Republican Party, it is only going to get worse until the people rise up and demand more funding to stop bullying in the public schools. The “invisible hand of the unregulated free market”, “school choice”, “vouchers” and “Charter Schools” will not stop bullying.

]]> By: bam920 http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/05/01/creating-a-safe-and-positive-learning-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-163824 bam920 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:25:28 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=99649#comment-163824 We have had a rash of suicides this year in Ohio and it is particularly disturbing to see the ages of children who feel this is even an option for them. Marlene Snyder of the Olweus group (www.ViolencePreventionWorks.org) presented a short program in Dayton last Thursday with statistics that were mind-boggling. We simply must do a better job of providing students with a safe environment in which to learn, with teachers and staff modeling the behavior we want students to exhibit and who are able to both identify and stop bullying wherever in the school it occurs. Schools are designed to educate and we cannot be remiss in overlooking the importance of this topic. We have had a rash of suicides this year in Ohio and it is particularly disturbing to see the ages of children who feel this is even an option for them. Marlene Snyder of the Olweus group (www.ViolencePreventionWorks.org) presented a short program in Dayton last Thursday with statistics that were mind-boggling. We simply must do a better job of providing students with a safe environment in which to learn, with teachers and staff modeling the behavior we want students to exhibit and who are able to both identify and stop bullying wherever in the school it occurs. Schools are designed to educate and we cannot be remiss in overlooking the importance of this topic.

]]> By: corinnegregory http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/05/01/creating-a-safe-and-positive-learning-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-162352 corinnegregory Tue, 22 May 2012 16:08:47 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=99649#comment-162352 Saying that we need to develop a "positive school environment" is obvious, but rarely does anyone follow up with "yes, but HOW?" And, it's in the HOW that success or failure results. As I share in my presentations that I do across the country, bullying is not the only thing that degrades the learning environment, but it is on the SAME continuum that all the disruptors have in common -- and that is the part that is being missed by nearly everyone in the "positive classroom" field: pro-social skills education. Too many of our kids today are not adequately equipped with the social skills and character development they need to not only aid in preventing bullying, but even being effective in the classroom environment.This is not about better "classroom management" for teachers, although that, too plays a part. But we have to begin to value the critical "soft skills education" that our children are lacking. When we do that, we see not only improvements in the learning environment, decreases in all behavior problems (including bullying), and increases in academic test scores. For more on this discussion, you are invited to visit http://corinnegregory.com/blog/2012/02/28/why-anti-bullying-doesnt-work-part-i/ This fits neatly with what is being discussed in this report and goes a bit further. We have to change the focus of what our kids need in school if we are to make positive, lasting changes to the learning environment. - Corinne Gregory Author, "Breaking the Bullying Culture" www.corinnegregory.com www.socialsmarts.com Saying that we need to develop a “positive school environment” is obvious, but rarely does anyone follow up with “yes, but HOW?” And, it’s in the HOW that success or failure results.

As I share in my presentations that I do across the country, bullying is not the only thing that degrades the learning environment, but it is on the SAME continuum that all the disruptors have in common — and that is the part that is being missed by nearly everyone in the “positive classroom” field: pro-social skills education.

Too many of our kids today are not adequately equipped with the social skills and character development they need to not only aid in preventing bullying, but even being effective in the classroom environment.This is not about better “classroom management” for teachers, although that, too plays a part. But we have to begin to value the critical “soft skills education” that our children are lacking. When we do that, we see not only improvements in the learning environment, decreases in all behavior problems (including bullying), and increases in academic test scores.

For more on this discussion, you are invited to visit http://corinnegregory.com/blog/2012/02/28/why-anti-bullying-doesnt-work-part-i/ This fits neatly with what is being discussed in this report and goes a bit further. We have to change the focus of what our kids need in school if we are to make positive, lasting changes to the learning environment.

- Corinne Gregory
Author, “Breaking the Bullying Culture”
http://www.corinnegregory.com
http://www.socialsmarts.com

]]> By: jwover http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/05/01/creating-a-safe-and-positive-learning-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-159907 jwover Sat, 05 May 2012 16:32:56 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=99649#comment-159907 Providing a tool that promotes anonymous communications and provides a resource that allows teachers and administrators to respond more consistently, effectively and efficiently seems like a winner all around. Having a system in place is a great way to enhance and perpetuate the value of the training and awareness programs that are already underway in may districts. Providing a tool that promotes anonymous communications and provides a resource that allows teachers and administrators to respond more consistently, effectively and efficiently seems like a winner all around. Having a system in place is a great way to enhance and perpetuate the value of the training and awareness programs that are already underway in may districts.

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