Time Outs

Why Time-Outs Don't Always Work

Jessica Minahan | Posted 04.16.2012

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Jessica Minahan

Time-outs don't work for everyone and teachers who don't understand when they should avoid using them could be accidentally intensifying the behavior of some students.

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School 'Scream Rooms' Outrage Parents

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 01.11.2012

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Parents in Middletown, Conn., are protesting the use of what they're calling "scream rooms" by Farm Hill Elementary School as a way of disciplining mi...

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A Slap in the Face

Deborah Copaken Kogan | Posted 11.17.2011

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Deborah Copaken Kogan

Unless I'm beating my toddler in the middle of a Wal-Mart -- which I'm proud to report I haven't resorted to yet, not that I haven't been tempted -- your unsolicited advice is not welcome.

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Waterboarding Leads to this Tortured Blog Post!

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dave Astor

When thinking about the Bush administration-sanctioned use of this brute force, I wondered how the torture guys decided on the 183 figure. Was it some kind of homage to Hank Greenberg driving in 183 runs in 1937?

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