Just after Thanksgiving, I announced my intentions to start the P90X workout program. From a behavior management/support standpoint, this was probably a good idea. So was starting my own microblog dedicated to tracking my feelings & progress on the program (see some of the links in that blog post for the reasons why). So why [...]
My kids’ daycare sends home flyers every so often advertising this program or that that our kids can participate in beyond what the normal tuition fee covers – pull-out classes for music, gymnastics; that sort of thing. The other day a flyer came home advertising a dance class. There was nothing unusual about it, but [...]
Seen on the front page of a test protocol this morning: two sections for collecting demographic information on a student. Section I (to be filled out by professional): Section II (to be filled out by teacher): I’ll just leave this here for you to do with what you will. //
From the psychology 101/”self-help” files: Two years ago I blogged about my attempts to change an undesired behavior of mine using some pretty basic behavior management techniques. This evening, I’m going to come at this from another angle: increasing desired behavior through blogging. “Journaling”, or writing down reflections & analyses of one’s own behavior, is [...]
It’s been over a week since my two-day presenting stint at the New Jersey Education Association‘s annual statewide teacher’s convention in Atlantic City, and I have to say that, my crippling sinus infection notwithstanding, it was an incredible experience. Credit must be given where it’s due: I think the organizers of this year’s High Tech [...]
I'm Damian Bariexca, a school psychologist from Bucks County, PA. Read more about me and this blog.
