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daniel-amen

As teachers, we teach only one organ in the body. That organ is the brain. Because we teach the brain, we need to know everything we can about how the brain works. I recently had the opportunity to hear Dr. Daniel Amen, a noted psychiatrist and an authority on how the brain functions, at a [...]

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bullying-may-mask-other-issues

Bullying behaviors are learned from educators, parents, and the media. I would ask that school personnel examine their own behaviors. Bullying is often systemic. Boys (and girls) who are angry with the system often become bullies to draw attention away from the real issues, which can be related to academic failure, learning disabilities, home issues, [...]

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engage-learners-using-a-wiki

I have an elementary school in West Virginia that did a book study of my boys book, Hear our Cry: Boys in Crisis, last spring. Following a recent boys presentation I did, I was asked if I would be willing to join a group of teachers in a discussion of Raising Cain by Dan Kindlon and [...]

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inspired-by-our-clients-boys-in-crisis-helps-a-teacher-and-a-student-connect

Recently Dr. Paul Slocumb, author of Hear Our Cry: Boys in Crisis, presented a workshop on boys to a group in Wichita, Kansas. This is an e-mail Dr. Slocumb received from an attendee:
Dear Dr. Slocumb:
I was in your audience in Wichita, Kansas on Tuesday, September 4, 2007. You autographed my book. When I returned to [...]

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