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How Should Schools Handle Cyberbullying? – NYTimes.com.

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Five Lies About the SAT Test – Newsweek.

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As school counselor, I find myself in many situations trying to figure out what motivates students.  If we can find what motivates them then perhaps they may produce satisfactory results.  Not quite sure this video give me the answer, but the ARTWORK and message does get me thinking.

The Surprising Realities Behind What Motivates Us in Illustrated Form.

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Who says that middle school students can not do amazing things!

Jordan Romero, 13, Becomes Youngest Person to Scale Everest.

Picture credit: http://kibitzers.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/summit1.jpg

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In the middle school, we do share information with students about being productive and using good judgment while online.  We encourage students to become Cyber Smart.  This pertains to shielding themselves from cyber-bullying and protecting their online identity/profiles.

There are literally hundreds of sites that can assist parents on this topic. Listed below are just samples of some resources that can help your child become more Cyber Smart.

• Stop Bullying Now – Parents will find resources about bullying awareness, prevention and intervention – http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/default.aspx

• Stop Cyber-bullying gives parents an overview of what is cyber-bullying and how you can bully proof them while they are on the web- http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/index2.html

• Web Wise Kids is a unique organization that offers fun, challenging and interactive simulations based on cyber safety for kids: http://www.webwisekids.org/index.asp?page=parents

Image source: http://www.yourkidsed.com.au/info/files/shared/iStock_000005846093XSmall_girl_laptop.jpg

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The Official SAT Question of the Day.

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On Formspring, an E-Vite to Insults and Crude Queries – NYTimes.com.

Another Social networking site that invite anonymous users to post questions like, “Do you like Susan?”  0r “Is David the hottest boy in 7th grade?”

I love technology and can think of many ways to use Formspring in a productive educational manner.

My question do parents monitor closely their child’s internet use and what would they do if they found them bullying others while on line?

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International Counselor – The Green guide to colleges.

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Parents: The Backlash Against Overparenting – TIME.

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