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How Should Schools Handle Cyberbullying? – NYTimes.com

How Should Schools Handle Cyberbullying? – NYTimes.com.

Five Lies About the SAT Test – Newsweek

Five Lies About the SAT Test – Newsweek.

The Surprising Realities Behind What Motivates Us in Illustrated Form

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.

Jordan Romero, 13, Becomes Youngest Person to Scale Everest

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

Webmarks – Cyber Safety

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.

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

The Official SAT Question of the Day

The Official SAT Question of the Day.

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

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?

The Green guide to colleges

International Counselor – The Green guide to colleges.

Helicopter Parents: The Backlash Against Overparenting – TIME

Parents: The Backlash Against Overparenting – TIME.