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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.
Parents Can Be Bullies Too
Please go to http://bullyproofclasroom.com/parents-can-bebullies-too-2 and read this article.
Based upon the previous tip, it is obvious that bullying is wrong and it will not be tolerated. But,
what do you do when parents are bullies? The real reason why parents argue with teachers and
administration is because they will never win the argument at home with their own child who
they, as the parent, never corrected. They are, in many ways bullied at home and react out of
fear; this fear is taken out on the teacher in the form of anger and rage. They are not doing their
child any favors because their child is going to have a difficult time in life when Mom and Dad
are not around. What's the answer? When dealing with a parent who is a known bully, never
go at it alone. Always meet with them when you have the support of your colleagues or the
administration. Parents who are bullies will usually believe what their son or daughter tells
them. Things like "the teacher doesn't like me," or "the teacher is always picking on me"
are common cries from students who are bullies. When you meet with these parents, they
go on the attack and become accusatory, putting you as the teacher on the defensive.
Chances are, if their son or daughter is a bully, they are a school-wide problem as well, and
other teachers and administration have observed their behavior. Having the support of
your team when meeting with a parent avoids the idea that you are picking on their child.
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