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Schools Should Become More Involved With Cyberbullying
At present schools have been able to turn a blind-eye to cyberbullying. As the offence occurs out of school hours, schools have been only too happy to handball the problem to the parents of the...
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The Difficulties of Parenting a Bullied Child
It must be so difficult on parents to keep their child’s spirit up when they are getting bullied at school or online. My heart goes out to parents of bullied children. It must take quite an emotional...
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Labelling Children is Extremely Harmful
We have all cheated on something in our lifetime. I’m not endorsing cheating by any means, but we have all done it. A child who is found to be cheating should be confronted, but not in front of the...
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Schools Have an Even Bigger Responsibility than Educating
I am by no means making allegations against the due process taken by the school of a suicide victim. I am definitely not accusing them of a failure to act. However, it is important to note that some...
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The Disgusting Act by a Teacher that Drove a Schoolgirl to Attempt Suicide
Not only doesn’t humiliation work in promoting and nurturing good citizens but it is an absolutely appalling practice. To strip a student naked and parade her in public amounts to disgusting conduct...
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Parents Failing to Protect their Young Children from Porn
The internet has made the job of parents a great deal harder: More than four in ten parents say that their children have been exposed to internet porn, an official survey reveals. Almost a third say...
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Teachers Can’t Afford to Make Light of Suicide
I am sure many will fiercely oppose my view that a teacher who asked her students to write an essay from the perspective of someone about to commit suicide, should not be suspended. Whilst I am of the...
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The Short Video You MUST Watch!
The teacher that had the courage and drive to make this heartfelt and inspirational video must be congratulated. Catherine Hogan, a teacher from Lindsay Place, has captured the very essence of what...
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Don’t Wait For Signs a Child is Contemplating Suicide
Students, teachers and staff, I implore you not to wait for a formal cry for help. Don’t sit back and expect that a child considering ending his or her life will confront you and don’t naively assume...
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Teacher Runs Suicide Note Writing Workshop
Anyone interested in the aptly named School of Death? I hope not: Philosophy professor Simon Critchley from New York City’s New School said he believes that the only way to really learn how to live is...
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Hitchens: Dyslexia is NOT a Disease. It is an Excuse For Bad Teachers!
While I cannot comment on a report that claims there is no easy definition for dyslexia, I do agree that learning difficulties and ADHD labels have been helpful to poor teachers looking for an...
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Bullying from a Teenager’s Perspective
Courtesy of clinical psychologist Barbara Greenberg: Hello Parents, Your teens are getting ready to head back to high school and some of them are just beginning as freshmen. All summer long, I have...
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Suicide is a Problem Schools Shouldn’t Walk Away From
Since a child spends a majority of his or her waking hours at school, it bothers me that many schools are so reactive when it comes to helping a child at risk. To wait for obvious signs of distress is...
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