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About James H Burns
Since 1977 Jim Burns has been working with students who have learning disabilities and behavioral problems. He has almost 40 years of experience working as an administrator, teacher, college instructor, and seminar leader. He is committed to helping administrators, parents, and teachers establish standards of excellence and help them build successful relationships with their staff, students, and children. He has written and designed The Bully Proof Classroom, a graduate course that is now offered at The College of New Jersey, and La Salle University in Pennsylvania in partnership with The Regional Training Center. This course has been endorsed by the NJEA. He has also written “Anti Bullying 101.” A book that provides teachers, administrators, support staff and parent’s 101 tips on how to achieve permanent help in dealing with unruly behavior and can be used as part of any anti-bullying program. In May of 2015 Jim was awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by Gratz College in recognition of his almost forty years of work in student behavior management and anti bullying. He is available for on sight in-services and keynotes.
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Grade Inflation
Too often teachers award a grade of an "A" or a "B" to a student, when in reality the student
doesn't know the material and a more realistic grade would be a "C" or even a "D." Parental or
administrative pressure or curriculum timelines can place you in a position of awarding a grade
that is not in line with your student's actual performance or ability. This is more of a problem for
the student and the student's parents than for you. Students who have an inflated view of their
own ability move on to the next marking period or the next grade with a lethal combination: an
inflated view of their academic ability (overconfidence) and a lack of the prerequisite skills they
need to succeed. This cockiness combined with the students perception of their true ability can
produce anger-related issues that could translate into bullying behavior. These students
ultimately become behavioral and academic problems for another teacher who often will blame
you for the problem. Plus, another huge problem that arises is that the student's parents also
develop the same inflated view of their child's ability. This grade inflation only produces future
pain for the student, the parents, any of the student's future teachers, and maybe even you, down
the road.
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