There are three core elements in bullying behavior and they are important to understand: intentional hurtful action repeated over time involving imbalance of power The first two took care of any questions I had about how to identify bullying. If a child intentionally tries to hurt another child’s feelings and does that often, it’s […]
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October is the national anti-bullying month. Bullying is “dead” serious and it requires our full attention throughout the year. Certainly, one month of worrying about it will not do any good. But we can take this opportunity to do the most basic step in our efforts to stop bullying. Be informed. Here at Choosito! […]
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This is the first of a series of posts on teaching research skills on the internet. Let me give some background, first, to give you the context of these posts. Choosito! has been extensively piloted in K-12 classrooms. This is because we wanted to develop a set of search tools that best fit real needs […]
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I’d quit trying to tell my students to “paraphrase” or “say in their own words” what they found out on the internet or elsewhere. At worst it doesn’t work. At best it works superficially. Having to paraphrase a sentence or piece of text that’s staring nice and beautiful in front of you is unnatural. Instead, […]
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The purpose of this post is to clarify what is involved in cyberbullying and give an overview of typical profiles of cyberbullies. What is cyberbullying? I like definitions. They keep my head clear. Cyberbullying involves the use of the internet, cell phone, or other interactive technology that results in hurt feelings, ridicule, and sometimes even […]
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Bullies like to hit on children or teenagers who seem physically or emotionally weaker. Helping your child to be prepared and respond with confidence is, in my opinion, the single most important goal to set for yourself. Here is the best advice I have gleaned from my research on this topic. 1) Find a good […]
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