KATHLEEN'S blog

This is the shortest blog I’ve ever written! But, it doesn’t mean that what I have to share with you isn’t important – because it

Have you ever done something that caused you to walk away and say, “I’m never doing that again!”? And, you really meant it! Believe it

I am thinking about a mother I met who was so distraught when she heard her 18 year old son had drank alcohol for the

Do you remember the Saturday Night Live (SNL) skit, “Drunk Uncle”? Bobby Moynihan plays a character on SNL’s Weekend Update that stumbles in, slurs his

Does alcohol and other drug prevention make sense in a time of shrinking budgets, fewer staff resources and an increasing emphasis on student performance?  Should

These past two weeks we have talked about the importance of identifying two groups of students in your classroom or group – the peer opinion

I think I am like many of you. I know that understanding and addressing the needs of kids who don’t have friends – social isolates

Peer opinion leaders are students who set the trends and patterns of behavior. They define “what is in and out”, “what to do and not

The late elementary years are a time of great personal and social growth. At this age, children become more interested in friends and social activities.

My blog this past month has focused on how to increase positive behavior with your students while decreasing the negative. We discussed a number of