Monologues
Stories, memories, and reflections about the last 50 years and how the landscape of our society has changed. We were once The Bully Proof Classroom and have changed our name to Monologues
Episodes
March 15, 2019 • 15 mins
Jim Burns is a retired school administrator with over forty years in education. Being raised over a bar had certain advantages. Jim has often said that his upbringing taught him how to run a school at the age of ten Listen in as Jim shares stories of the past and helps the listener to understand the the past doesn't forget who we are and where we came from.
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April 8, 2014 • 54 mins
Chris M. Sprague is the International Transformation and Empowerment Ambassador, keynote speaker, best-selling author and a pioneer in the study of how people are wired. His purpose in life is to inspire and empower people to understand how they are wired and, in turn, transform their life. Through research, personal experience and working with countless clients, Chris has discovered that once you understand how you are wired, you ...
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March 11, 2014 • 53 mins
Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta has been writing professionally since 1995. She’s a self-employed award-winning writer and public speaker. Her work has appeared in The Paterson Press, Westfield Alternative Press, Millburn-Short Hills Alternative Press, South Orange Alternative Press, Maplewood Alternative Press, Suburban Essex, The Patch, The Montclair Times, The Jersey City Independent, The Aquarian Arts Weekly (which was inducted i...
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March 4, 2014 • 61 mins
Thomas Cirignano has been a contributing writer and also served as an advisory member on The New Bedford Standard-Times Editorial Board. He served two terms on The Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee, and has served on several other town committees and commissions. He is a certified scuba diver, ultra-light aircraft pilot, has owned several motorcycles, and loves boating. A spinal fracture, Scoliosis, and Harrington R...
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February 18, 2014 • 56 mins
George Lizos is a London-based Spiritual Life Coach, originally from the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Following a painful childhood marked by bullying, self-denial and victimization, George found the courage to accept his uniqueness and rise from the ashes. Inspired by the fabled world of magic and spirituality, he ventured on a journey of transformation and self-discovery. Starting with the Chinese art of Feng Shui, his spiritu...
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February 10, 2014 • 3 mins
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When is a joke a joke? When both parties are laughing. Sometimes kids don’t know the difference between being laughed at and laughing with someone. Confront a bully about using a victim as the brunt of his jokes and his response might be “I was just joking.”
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February 4, 2014 • 55 mins
Diana E. Ruiz, M.A is an accomplished author, professional speaker, and entertainer/singer-songwriter. She is a certified practitioner of EFT, a disarmingly simple technique that relieves stress in the workplace and at home. She used this powerful technique to eliminate her own intense social phobia and other fears. She is now a professional entertainer, author, and speaker. Named “Businesswoman of the Year 2012” for Western Washin...
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January 28, 2014 • 55 mins
Reverse Order was a producer’s pick for Season 7 of America’s Got Talent. After performing live on America’s Got Talent, Reverse Order had many doors open up for them. They toured multiple times with the program High School Nation performing to students during the school day. While at these schools, Reverse Order realized how common bullying was. Students would talk to the members in private or online seeking not just advice, but ...
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January 27, 2014 • 5 mins
No one likes to change. It’s too tough to do. If you have any bad habits (you know, smoking, or excessive drinking, eating, or spending) then you know what I’m talking about. You wake up in the morning realizing that you have sworn off cigarettes and are on a diet and almost feel depressed knowing that you can’t have your coffee and a Marlboro this morning.
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January 14, 2014 • 61 mins
Nick Theophilou resides in Melbourne, Australia, and has seen that in recent years men that have made great strides and have become better fathers, husbands, and communicators.They are prepared to take risks, ask for help, are determined to live longer.
He has been an individual and Couples therapist, and a Group Facilitator for 30 years, written for daily newspapers, hosted the Radio Program ‘The Full Monty’ for two years, a P...
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January 13, 2014 • 3 mins
When fear hits our emotions, we become overwhelmed and stressed out, causing us to go into survival mode with the fight or flight mechanism taking over. In classrooms where bullies have control and power struggles are common, the students in the room are always under stress and learning becomes more and more difficult.
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December 30, 2013 • 4 mins
Trying to explain to a child, or even at times an adult, the reason “whys” or “why nots” related to certain behaviors can at times can be frustrating (and with our own children can be frightening.). “Don’t drink and drive,” “don’t smoke,” “watch who you pick as a friend,” or “who you date” are all things that teachers and parents communicate to their students and their
children. In school kids are always asking “Why do we have t...
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December 9, 2013 • 3 mins
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We have all heard of the acronym KISS; keep it simple stupid. Sometimes we as educators can be bombarded by so many new programs and philosophies that we feel as if we are lost in the sauce and don’t know what to do.
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December 3, 2013 • 52 mins
If you were to pick up a textbook on educational methodology and looked through it you would find models that educators have used for years. And I mean for years. A current textbook will have the same models in it that were considered current forty years ago. In the past these models were proven to help educators deal with student academic and behavioral performance and were part of the intervention process when students struggled ...
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December 2, 2013 • 4 mins
Thoughts about different countries, races, religions, ethnicities,intertwined with current events can enter homes with the click of a remote. Do families talk about the news? Of course they do.
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November 26, 2013 • 62 mins
Diana Clark began Youth Conflict Resolution Center, Inc. (YCRC) in 2003 with several mediators from Dispute Mediation Services in Dallas, Texas. After the untimely passing of Co-Founder, Christine Opsahl in 2005, Diana became the Executive Director of the organization and continued the mission. Today, with a volunteer board, Diana continues to push YCRC forward.
Diana teaches conflict resolution in Dallas ISD schools like Frankl...
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November 20, 2013 • 62 mins
Alex Rennie is a Cofounder and Managing Director of A.B.L.E., Anti-Bullying-LeadershipExperience, an interactive workshop & video-based learning system/curriculum addressing bullying and cyber-bullying.
Alex is the owner of Dreamcatcher Creative Media Inc., a video production company based in San Diego. He is an award winning illustrator and designer, having illustrated multiple children’s books and work safety cartoons for la...
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November 18, 2013 • 4 mins
Often times when we hear things or see things that require us to take action we become fearful and often can rationalize it away. This can be done by convincing ourselves that it is not as serious as we thought, the kids were only kidding, or worse yet act like we never saw it or heard it.
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November 13, 2013 • 58 mins
Tiffany is a former elementary school teacher, mother, and a survivor of bullying. As a former teacher, she saw children struggle with self acceptance; especially after being bullied. It seemed that the after effects or the damage of bullying was rarely addressed. All the emphasis was put on changing the bully and hardly any work put into helping the victim heal. These victims desperately need to have their worth and value re-est...
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November 11, 2013 • 4 mins
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Kids who are bullied can be so filled with fear that they avoid school, social events, and ultimately life.
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