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About James H Burns
Since 1977 Jim Burns has been working with students who have learning disabilities and behavioral problems. He has almost 40 years of experience working as an administrator, teacher, college instructor, and seminar leader. He is committed to helping administrators, parents, and teachers establish standards of excellence and help them build successful relationships with their staff, students, and children. He has written and designed The Bully Proof Classroom, a graduate course that is now offered at The College of New Jersey, and La Salle University in Pennsylvania in partnership with The Regional Training Center. This course has been endorsed by the NJEA. He has also written “Anti Bullying 101.” A book that provides teachers, administrators, support staff and parent’s 101 tips on how to achieve permanent help in dealing with unruly behavior and can be used as part of any anti-bullying program. In May of 2015 Jim was awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by Gratz College in recognition of his almost forty years of work in student behavior management and anti bullying. He is available for on sight in-services and keynotes.
The Root Problem
Often, we observe behaviors in children and begin to label them as "lazy," "unmotivated," and
"stubborn." What we are observing are really only the symptoms of what is actually going on
within the hearts and minds of our students. When we treat the symptoms with systemic
consequences, we never really get to the root problem. Don't get me wrong; bullies need
consequences, but a balance needs to be struck between rules and regulations, compassion
and understanding. Bullies need to be disciplined, but consequences alone won't stop the
bullying. As an example, we label kids as "lazy" all the time. In reality, laziness is really the
manifestation of disrespect. It's not that the kid won't do things; he/she just won't do them for
you because of a poor relationship that has developed over time. Often, therapy is necessary to
peek into the mind of this kid. But, if we take the time to form a relationship with the bully and
stop dealing with the symptoms, we will be providing this kid with permanent help, not
temporary relief, and will be setting him/ her on the path to lifelong success.
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