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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.
Confidence, Cockiness, And The Victim
Students who excel academically usually have a fair amount of confidence. That is a good thing.
But, cockiness and arrogance are not good. These attitudes can begin to prey on the nerves of
other students and at times, even on you as the teacher. This student may believe that he/she has
all the answers and will challenge your role and knowledge as the teacher. This can affect the
student's relationships with other students in the class and with you as the teacher. Even though
the student is academically gifted, he/she may be emotionally immature. This attitude will not
only have a negative impact on the student in the present, but in the future as well. Correct
him/her when necessary and make him/her aware of how he/she is being perceived by other
students. A bully will zero in on this kid's cockiness and begin to victimize him. As teachers, be
careful. Just because this student may be on your last nerve and you begin to believe that this
student may need to get knocked down a peg or two, don't look the other way when he/she is
bullied.