A Piece Full World

"Inner hurricanes become the foreboding odd silence of the hurricane's center. Cowards become heroes." K.W.

"There is no perspective when it comes to abuse.

There is only abuse."-K.W.

"Public education is being mobbed and bullied."

--Kim Werner

Click here for your state's model "Bullying and Harassment" policy!

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A Piece Full World's goal is to end bullying in our schools. When employees are safe from workplace bullying and children are safe from school bullying, we transform our schools into places of honor, courage and character. Ultimately, we transform our world. One school at a time, we put together the pieces of....

A Piece Full World.

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"Real progress requires pushing and shoving and urging and cajoling and coaxing – and then pushing some more (courteously when you can, not so mannerly if the former doesn’t work)."

--David Lawrence Jr., The Children's Movement of Florida

Click for the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

Click here for U.R.A.J.E.R.K: A humorous play starring Mr. Bully Boss and Captain Effective Leader.

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"Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct or for being years ahead of your time. If you're right and you know it, speak your mind. Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is still the truth."

--Gandhi

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School Board Rule:Responsibilities and Duties states: All persons employed by the School Board of (School District's name) are representatives of the (School District's name). As such they are expected to conduct themselves, both in their employment and in the community, in a manner that will reflect credit upon themselves and the school system. Unseemly conduct in the workplace is expressly prohibited.

The FSA:

"There are so many variables to this big bad boy. If the FSA really were a boy, I wouldn't want my daughter dating this insecure and pompous bastard! The cruel SOB with his capricious power surges just makes more work for me. Oh, there he sits in his high and mighty Tallahassee finery! Gloating!"

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Inside the "testing arena...".

I HATE seeing raised hands and expectant faces! (Eighth grade reading--timed). A student just got bumped out. My heart's pounding. I DO NOT WANT TO TOUCH ANYTHING! She had to sign in again. And I had to approve her again, while everyone else waited. Three computers, after having the FSA secure screen "ready to go" wouldn't work. Our WiFi was "in the yellow?" Quickly moved those children to a different lab.

This "dance" is coordinated by our assistant principal. I complimented him today on his positive attitude. It's quite a feat--like a Broadway play. Enter stage left!!! He's the director. I'm just a stage hand, "pulling curtains open..." Turning on computers, creating testing session IDs.

Yea! She's IN! She's IN! She's IN!

"This is really loud" she says as she checks the sound. I can hear it from here. How to lower it? Is it disturbing...?

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"Miss, How do I go to the next passage?"

WEREN'T THESE KIDS TRAINED?!

I am reading every word of this script EVERY TIME DAMMIT! Sometimes I read in a loud and brash way. Sometimes I have a British or Southern accent. Sometimes I am quiet and subdued.

Thoughts about data mining...maybe a camera is secretly watching children and me. Do "they" see one is sleeping?

Students cannot submit tests until 85 minutes have passes. WHY? More smoke and mirrors. Does the state believe that kids are actually and actively using every minute?! What nonsense!

Almost all done....restlessness started awhile ago....

Session 2 FSA ELA reading 8th grade. Before students arrived we had a power surge. There are so many variables to this big bad boy! If the FSA really were a boy, I wouldn't want my daughter dating this insecure and pompous bastard! The cruel SOB with his capricious power surges just makes more work for me. Oh there he sits in his high and mighty Tallahassee finery! Gloating!

Hey! These are called TESTS! Yes! They are not assessments! "Students in your operational test session." "Select tests". So why aren't they called Florida Standards Tests?

Less than half way through. Three students done! Could it be they want to sleep? Could it be they know they are BEING USED?! Nahhhh....

It's 1320 and we don't finish until 1410. EGAD! BOREDOM!

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More upcoming! This is keeping me SANE in the midst of all this insanity..

School Board Rule: Code of Ethics states: All members of the School Board of (School District's name), regardless of their position, collective bargaining status or role, because of their dual roles as public servants and educators are to be bound by the Code of Ethics..to create an environment of honesty and integrity...the freedom to learn and to teach and the guarantee of equal opportunity for all..strive for professional growth and seek to exercise the best professional judgment and integrity...to achieve and sustain the highest degree of ethical conduct.

Click "No Place for Hate!" The Anti-Defamation League has terrific resources for creating a school wide bullying prevention program!

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"Be ashamed to die before you have won some battle for humanity."

Horace Mann

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