Thank you to my friends at Tuckahoe Common School for letting me come in and speak with students about bullying and leadership! After an assembly with the middle school students, I traveled to individual classrooms to speak with grades K-5 about their views on bringing peace into their school.
In each class I mentioned that I fought against bullying, then asked if they had ever heard of bullying before. I let them tell me everything they knew. Then, I simply asked one question: "So what should we do."The ideas poured. When you offer open ears you can open mouths and minds. Feelings of control trigger senses of responsibility for said control, so we should regularly seek chances to put young minds in control for the sake of stretching their leadership and ownership muscles.
A special thank you to Michael, my escort for the day! He's a great student, on the bowling team, an excellent fisherman, and an all around sweetheart. Ladies of Southampton, beware!
A special thank you to Michael, my escort for the day! He's a great student, on the bowling team, an excellent fisherman, and an all around sweetheart. Ladies of Southampton, beware!
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