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Imagine, Create, Innovate
Sir Ken Robinson delighted an over-capacity crowd last night. Here is a bouillon version of some of his major points. We are alive in a time of revolution caused by the rapid rate of change in two major forces: technology and [...]
But I Didn't Do Anything!
Bully. Victim. ONLOOKER. Ally. I’ve posted about bullies and about victims. Here are two things about the onlooker, the witness to the incident. 1. The bystander didn’t ask to be a part of the action. She was just there when [...]
She's Picking on Me!
At one time or another a child will take on one of these roles on the playground: bully, victim, onlooker, or ally. The bully – a person who chooses a sustained pattern of meanness. Not to say that bullying never [...]
Being Mean: Life on the Playground
Meanness happens. Moreover, sometimes meanness comes from your child toward another child. It might be planned. It might be the unthinking brilliance of the opportunity at hand. At some time your child will be mean to someone else. When being [...]
A Bully, a Victim, an Onlooker, and an Ally Climb onto the Monkey Bars
For the fifth day Bully says to Victim, “Get off, you baby or I’ll push you off.” Victim says, “You’re the baby!” He gets off the monkey bars and spends the rest of recess watching in case the bully follows [...]