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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.
If You Hear It Or If You See It You Own It
Often times when we hear things or see things that require us to take action, we
become fearful and can often rationalize it away. This can be done by convincing
ourselves that it is not as serious as we thought, the kids were only kidding, or worse
yet, act like we never saw it or heard it. Years ago, teachers used to quake in fear at the
thought of reporting a case of child abuse to the authorities. As an administrator, I was
often asked to make the phone call by a teacher. I did on one occasion and was told
that the person who observed the abuse or heard about it needed to make the report.
With the emphasis placed so heavily right now on anti-bullying, it is critical for teachers
to understand their resources when dealing with an incident of bullying. Teachers are
the first responders and are in the trench observing students on a daily basis. If you
hear or see what you believe is a bullying incident, know who to go to for help. An
administrator or guidance counselor is a good place to start. In doing this, you will never
be alone in the ownership process. You will always have full ownership if you don't
report it at all.
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