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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.
Clinical Issues and Responsibility
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Bullies and victims suffer from clinical issues all the time. Depression, anxiety, and mood
swings all are part of the bully/ victim dynamic. As these issues become more and more obvious,
the natural tendency of parents and educators is to lower their expectations and modify the
school environment to reduce academic and behavioral pressure. This may not be the best idea.
Kids who already feel less-than-adequate and are suffering from a low sense of self-worth don't
need to feel any less capable then they already do. So let's try something different: make any
modifications you need to help kids who have been identified as "clinically involved." But,
slowly increase responsibility over time. Get him/her to a point that when he/ she has completed
an assignment, arrived to school on time, or confronted a bully by being brave for two minutes,
he/she feels like it was done on their own. Lowering expectations may appear to be the best thing
to do at the time, but understand, we need to prepare kids to function in the real world where
modifications may not exist. Kids will always provide you with the evidence to support your
belief, so start believing that they are capable and they might surprise you.
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