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Lessons Taught Through Fear

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Apr 17, 2016 | Education Articles, How To Prevent Bullying

His face was two inches from mine. He was screaming at the top of his lungs. His words bit into my being and stung without remorse. I was testing for my green belt and I was the target. I had heard that this happened. I was told that during each test, one or two...

Fostering Courage, Strength, and Compassion in Adolescent Girls: The First Step

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Apr 17, 2016 | Education Articles, How To Prevent Bullying

Obstacles to Overcome when Raising Strong Adolescent Girls As a parent and educator, I continually search for ways to reach, nurture and empower girls so that they may value their caring nature and keep the strength of their child spirit. The task is challenging beca...

Could It Happen Here?

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Apr 17, 2016 | Education Articles, How To Prevent Bullying

“It is possible to eliminate war and destruction, if we start with our youth, educating them to understand the conditioning that teaches them to hate those different from themselves. If we teach our children to understand the barriers to peace and the skills to...

Best Practice: Establish a "No Putdown Rule" in Your Classroom

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Apr 17, 2016 | Co-Teaching Models, Education Articles, Teaching Strategies

Class rule: No putdowns, no exceptions… not by students or by the teacher. Mat and Rick walk into the classroom putting each other down jovially. Friends, they often banter with each other for fun. Today, however, Matt’s teasing suddenly struck a tender...

Visual Learning Strategies that Support Really Terrific Instruction (RTI)

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Mar 30, 2016 | Education Articles, Response To Intervention, Teaching Strategies

Draw it so that you’ll know it! Condense information into a picture and embrace the power of color. Teachers often present information verbally and linguistically. However, many of our students are visual learners. A substantial amount of our brainpower is devoted to...

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