There's a law being proposed in Pennsylvania that is holding parents accountable for their kids' bullying and making them pay for it. Would you support this law in New York?
If you listen to the "Sean and Richie Show" at all you probably know that I am a nerd, a geek, a "trekie" or whatever other word you want to throw at me. These names for me however are badges that as an adult I wear proudly, as a child however it wasn't always that easy. So how do you handle it when you are called names in school? Wil Wheaton most recently of "The Big Ba
Richie will be making a special media appearance today-no, not on the radio!
The folks from Channel 13 were here this morning interviewing Richie about his five-county anti-bullying song. Richie went around to area schools and got children to help him write and produce a song about standing up to bullying...
I would certainly be appreciative if everyone tuned in with her kids on Wednesday morning to hear what these five Capital Region schools have collectively written about the perils of bullying.
This started out as a four-county anti-bullying song, where one school would write one verse, the next one in another county would contribute another etc. Well, it looks like I just couldn't stop at four. Then again, why would you?
Let's spread the word to as many schools as possible, right?
It's that time of year again - sharpen the pencils, get out the brand new notebooks and get ready for another school year ( who am I kidding - for all I know, the kids all have iPads!)
Be that as it may, I am taking sign-ups for the Reading, Writing and Rhyming Tour for this year. There is a quick and dirty form below and also a slideshow to demonstrate the program, in case you were wondering!
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Now THIS is a great school. Actually, they're ALL great schools to be honest. The Albany Area is chock full of them. I should know, I've probably visited all of them at least once.
I had quite the experience today . I might be smiling about this one for the next week! I spent the better part of the day in a town that was vaguely reminiscent of my hometown - Salem, NY! I actually had two very good reasons to go there!