http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=James+Burns Education James Burns Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=233111&ca=Education I search the internet all the time to find out what’s new in the area of bullying and discovered during one of my searches discovered that there are now bullying games that are available to deal with this serious problem that we have in schools and in society in general today. I haven’t decided if b... Family Concerns James Burns Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=230941&ca=Family+Concerns When our children are born we always wait for the milestones in their life. Their first words, and their first steps are things that we usually write down in a scrap book of sorts to keep track of their accomplishments. When they get a little older we save things like their first drawing or a card t... Society James Burns Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=229589&ca=Society A gunman dressed all in black stepped on stage in a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University on Thursday and opened fire on a geology class. A short time later, five students were dead and the gunman had killed himself on the lecture hall stage. Twenty one others were wounded, at least two of th... Education James Burns Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=220206&ca=Education Cell phone use in schools has dramatically changed since 911. When I started out as an administrator pagers were forbidden in school because they were associated with drug trafficking. If a student didn’t want to turn over their pager it was considered a fourth degree disorderly conduct offense, and... Family Concerns James Burns Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=214584&ca=Family+Concerns No I’m not remarried. Based upon my past history I may never get married again. That is not a knock on my Judy who is the most wonderful, beautiful, understanding and compassionate women I have ever been with. Both of us have children who we love like there is no tomorrow. She has two boys and a gir... Family Concerns James Burns Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=214577&ca=Family+Concerns As I have looked back over my life as a child and a young adult I have discovered that I learned more from dad than any other person. His influence on my life impacted me and helped develop me as a student and as an individual. There is no doubt that a everyone is nothing more than a compilation of... Self Help James Burns Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=210407&ca=Self+Help When I was in high school during the early 70’s the drinking age was 18 years old. Every one of my friends was a big drinker; some of them even drank in my father's bar, where I worked. It was unbelievable how much booze these kids could consume. I witnessed kids drinking a case of beer in one night... Education James Burns Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=210408&ca=Education When I was growing up, there was nothing better than bringing home a report card that had good grades on it. Oh, I wasn’t a straight A student, but I got my share of A’s and B’s. I also got my share of C’s and D’s. I guess I was what you call an average student. My parents always checked my report c... Self Help James Burns Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=200703&ca=Self+Help A Government backed study funded by the Department for Education and Skills located in the United Kingdom has revealed that schools are dropping the Holocaust from history lessons to avoid offending Muslim pupils. The study found that some teachers are reluctant to cover the atrocity for fear of ups... Education James Burns Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=198483&ca=Education I don’t think that there is anyone in society today that doesn’t take medication for something - high blood pressure, diabetes, prostate problems, thyroid dysfunction, ulcers, or depression just to name a few. For sure, medication is something that is needed by many just to stay alive. Children have...