We have two different school assembly programs. One focuses on bullying. The other covers Character Education.
I have to stay up to date. I have tools that scan the web for stories about these topics and send me a regular digest. I post the best ones on this blog.
Over the past month there were around 1,100 notable articles about bullying.
For character education there were only around 200 stories. Most of them were about local schools implementing character programs.
This is from a great article posted on the New York Times parenting blog.
A survey by Consumer Reports published in June found that there were 7.5 million users under age 13 (the site’s threshold for membership); more than 5 million were under 10. Over the year leading up to the report, a million children said they were harassed or threatened on the site.
This video is about nine minutes long, but it’s time well spent!
These are real kids and their reactions to seeing kids get bullied. Whether you agree or disagree, you can’t deny that what these kids have to say is compelling.
One comment in particular got my attention.
There was an assembly last year. Everyone was crying afterward because it was so like… Powerful… But nobody got the message.
We talk to a lot kids after our anti-bullying school assemblies. Despite all the recent media attention, bullying is still a huge problem. We see it first hand every day!
According to a recent study, Asian Americans are the most bullied group in US schools. [Link]
If you missed that post, I’ll save you the suspense. Today’s kids consume 11 hours of media a day. I think we can all agree that’s not healthy.
Doing one hour of fun family activities each week is a fantastic way to strengthen family relationships, make kids happier, and help them do better in school!
Today I’m introducing the first activity… Tag team art projects!
It’s time for the party to start! People are coming in and you’re totally unprepared!
The food’s not ready. The games aren’t set up. Your cat’s barfing up a hairball in the punch bowl! You want to meet and greet the guests, but you’re too busy running around like a chicken with it’s head cut off!
Sound familiar? Yeah… We’ve been through it too. It’s no fun!
You start out with such great intentions! “This is gonna be the best party ever!” you say to yourself. Then things get busy and life gets crazy. Before you know it the party’s turned into a total train wreck!
What if it didn’t have to be this way? What if I told you there was a surefire instant solution to this problem?
You walk into the party store. There’s a trillion decorations to pick from! Your head is swimming. It’s just so overwhelming! Where do you even begin?
You’re busy. You don’t have time for this junk. You need to simplify things NOW!
I have good news. It doesn’t have to be this way! No, my party planning tip isn’t to burn down the party store with the Tiki Torches… (Don’t tell me you haven’t thought about it!)
My solution is much less likely to land you in a cell with “Prison Mike”.
We’ve been crazy busy here at Shizzle Dizzle Magic! In case you missed it, we just launched a brand new video trailer for our Character All Stars show!
It’s been a long time coming, but it’s finally up! The video trailer for our EGGstraordinary Anti-Bullying School Assembly has finally been released! Check it out above. It’s only around two and a half minutes long.
We’ll be releasing another video trailer for our other assembly, Character All Stars, soon! Keep your eyes peeled!
