The science and technology has been changing our life ever since its inception. Especially the greatest invention of human mind that most of the times defeats the human mind itself, i.e. the computer has brought out several jaw dropping changes to our society.

How can we build comfortable relationships and incorporate technology in the classroom at the same time? Well, that is where digital storytelling plays a significant role! The children of this advanced era are exposed to all types of technology every day, so why not use it as a tool to help students advance and be creative while learning.

So many kids these days hate history/social studies. I happen to LOVE history, so it seems almost unnatural to me when someone doesn’t want to know the workings of our heritage.

We focus on thoughtful—or good—risk-taking, which we define as the ability to make the everyday decisions and choices that involve a conscious leap of thought, feeling, or action.

Children, by and large, tend to adopt the attitudes and beliefs of their parents, at least until they reach adulthood and begin to truly explore themselves. If you want to raise your children to be open minded, consider your own beliefs, statements and actions.

Use picture books as a tool for exploring emotions - Choose books that illustrate the facial expressions of the characters in the story. For older students, choose picture books with themes appropriate to young, as well as adult, readers.

Mary, Mary quite contrary, how does caring grow? With self-esteem and acts supreme. That is what we know.

Parents always have the right intentions when they boost their children's confidence but sometimes their esteem-boosting efforts backfire and have the reverse effect.

Critical thinking is the foundation to life success. It is a person's capability to think and act in a lucid and rational manner. When a person develops critical thinking, he or she will also exhibit an ability to excel in reflective and independent thinking.

It's a matter of choice, not circumstances, how we deal with a particular situation. Our attitude can influence our faith. It’s up to us to influence our decisions today, to make a future we’re dreaming about.

Bullying is a form of violence common among children. Bullying can be found in schools, neighborhoods, and homes. According to the Office of Juvenile Justice, bullying is frequently misunderstood by adults as an unavoidable part of growing up and, as a result, often occurs in the presence of adults who fail to do anything about it. The focus of this article is about bullying at school and what can be done about it. Bullying affects a school and students in many ways. Bullying has a negative effect on the social environment of a school and creates an atmosphere of fear among students. Bullying also reduces students’ abilities to learn.

Bullying is a common experience for many children and adolescents. Surveys indicate that as many as half of all children are bullied at some time during their school years, and at least 10% are bullied on a regular basis.

The effects of bullying are very serious and both the child who bullies and is bullied have long-term risk factors for a series of negative consequences. This on-going issue is now treated with such seriousness by many, that in the early part of the 2000s, both the American Medical Association and Department of Jusitce came out with stringent guidelines for physicans and law enforcement officials to look for the symptoms of children being bullied in order to intervene early.

Conflict is a disagreement or a difference of opinion or interests between equals. The people involved in a conflict may disagree vehemently and emotions may run high. When conflict is badly managed, it may result in aggression. In a conflict, both parties have power to influence the
situation. That is their goal.

The public perception of bullying is that bullies are acting out to cover their own fears. They may indeed be afraid, but accepting this as a reason makes bullies sound like victims of their fears -- like we're supposed to feel sorry for them and not hold them responsible for their abusive actions.