Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Three Ways to Reduce Division and Hatred in Classrooms

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By Jill Jenkins           The Daily Beast reports over 300 hate crimes since the election of Donald J. Trump and by far the most t...
Friday, October 7, 2016

Why Is Bullying So Difficult To Stop?

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Why Is Bullying So Difficult To Stop      Despite the signs hanging in each classroom declaring it a "Bully Free Zone," bull...
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Respect Is Expected Especially From Teachers

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Respect Is Expected Especially From Teachers by Jill Jenkins      Recently I observed a mother bellowing demands and insults at he...
Tuesday, August 9, 2016

An Once of Prevention: Preventing Discipline Problems Before They Occur

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An Ounce of Prevention by Jill Jenkins As teachers prepare their classrooms for the upcoming school year: cleaning and arranging d...
Tuesday, July 26, 2016

The Pitfalls of Free-Range Teaching

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Today, Free-Range Parenting has become popular among young parents.  Instead of establishing boundaries for children, parents allow childre...
Saturday, July 9, 2016

Three Methods to Motivate the Unmotivated

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Three Methods to Motivate the Unmotivated By Jill Jenkins           Most people who enter the ranks of educators have been academic...
Thursday, June 23, 2016

Measure Twice and Cut Once

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Pride: Measure Twice and Cut Once  By Jill Jenkins When my father was a child, he and his brother lived with their mother in his gr...
Thursday, May 26, 2016

The Final Hours

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The Final Hours The end of the school year is filled with students driving motorcycles down hallways, a barrage of water ba...
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Stay Out of The Faculty Room: A Cesspool of Virulent Negativity

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Stay Out of The Faculty Room: A Cesspool of Virulent Negativity By Jill Jenkins             Poisonous people are lurking in the sta...
Thursday, February 11, 2016

Four Ways To Reduce Cheating or How is Cheating on a Test like Snagging a Bagel?

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? Four Ways To Reduce Cheating or How is cheating on a test like snagging a bagel? By Jill Jenkins Stephen D. Leavitt and Steph...