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American Students Again Flunk Character: Josephson Institute of Ethics Report Card Released

Posted: November 30th, 2006 by Michele Borba


One of the best indexes we have on just how well our children are doing in the subject called “Character,” is a survey conducted by the Josephson Institute of Ethics. The nonprofit organization surveys U.S. high school students from coast to coast (all races, creeds, incomes, regions) using a battering of questions about their daily [...]



TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT TRAGEDIES AND SCHOOL VIOLENCE: The T.A.L.K. Model to Discuss Any Crisis With Your Children

Posted: October 4th, 2006 by Michele Borba


A horrific number of incidents have taken place in schools over the past two weeks: A Montreal school shooting, a 15 year old Wisconsin boy shooting his principal, Colorado girls held hostage molested and then shot in their high school, and six to thirteen year old girls bound and shot execution-style in an Amish [...]



Part XI: STUDENT KILLS PRINCIPAL IN CAZENOVIA — A Series on Curbing Youth Violence

Posted: October 1st, 2006 by Michele Borba


I’m sure you’ve seen the headlines that came from the AP wires: “Charged Student Bragged About Trouble: Principal Was Killed Friday.” The location this time was a tiny farm town in Cazenovia, Wisconsin. The incident involved a fifteen-year-old boy who pried open his family’s gun cabinet, took out a shot gun and a .22-caliber revolver [...]



Why Perseverance Counts More than a Harvard Degree: Focus on What Really Matters Mom –

Posted: September 20th, 2006 by Michele Borba


Here’s a news fact that should make us take a serious Reality Check at our parenting goals:
CBS NEWS reported last night a recent study revealing that more top CEOs in United States graduated from a state college than an Ivy League University (i.e., Harvard, Yale, Princeton….).
Shocking? Well, not really if you heard [...]



Part V. Lessons from a Tragedy: WARNING SIGNS OF VIOLENCE

Posted: September 19th, 2006 by Michele Borba


In 1998 the US Department of Education developed “Early Warning Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools.” The guide was sent to every school as a means to help prevent violence. Here are those warning signs I reported today while appearing on the Good Life Show with Jesse Dylan that children may be at risk [...]