This past November, mindyourmindpro's Christine talked with Barbara Coloroso. They discussed bullying and how co-creating a deeply caring community is the most effective way to break this cycle of violence for the sake of our children and youth.
If you are around the Toronto area Barbara is offering a summer institute in 2011, "Teaching with Wit and Wisdom" for educators of all grades, as well as administrators and trustees.Christine says, "It was so cool to talk to Barbara Coloroso! I admire her wisdom and passion. She's an author, a speaker and an educator with a message of empowerment and action. You can read Barbara's bio here. It's so important, that right now and every day, as adults we challenge ourselves do things to question the status quo. In doing so we strive to change the culture that our children are growing up in."
Part 1 The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander
"Bullying is not a normal, natural conflict."
Read here about a partnership between mindyourmind and Kids Help Phone that resulted in an awesome youth-created online game called No Signal aimed at raising awareness about bullying, gangs and cyber-bullying.
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| Here is a poster with some of those lines. This poster "Listen" (and others) was created by mindyourmind's first Get Real NationWide team |
Part 2 Adult Intervention
"...Give them lines..."
"..Have courage..." (It's not easy!)
"...Don't minimize ...or blame..."
Part 3 Getting Involved
"Tell a caring adult"
"...send back mean emails..."
Part 4 Report Card for Teachers
"...No more..."
"...Not here..."
"...This is a safe harbour..."
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