The Jerk WhispererTM
Helpful Links
The Southern Poverty Law Center - is a tremendous organization devoted to teaching tolerance and nonviolence. http://www.splcenter.org/
Connecting Women for Peace - Such a nice website for men and women. Women are victimized by violence much more often than men. This site serves to empower and connect women. http://www.peacexpeace.org
The World of Leo Buscaglia - Leo Buscaglia was one of the most influential authors on the subject of love, kindness, and human compassion. He devoted his life to encouraging others to examine love in relationships, families, and in everyday life. Every one of his books had powerful messages. http://www.buscaglia.com/
Martin Luther King - Established in 1968 by Coretta Scott King, The King Center is the official, living memorial dedicated to the advancement of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., leader of America’s greatest nonviolent movement for justice, equality and peace. Wonderful inspiration - http://thekingcenter.org/
Mahatma Gandhi- The Mission of the Gandhi Institute is to promote and apply the principles of nonviolence locally, nationally, and globally, to prevent violence and resolve personal and public conflicts through research, education, and programming. http://www.gandhiinstitute.org
Keep Schools Safe - A good resource to get tips on bullying, define school bullying, and make schools safer. http://www.keepschoolssafe.org/
Project Wisdom - This is a great site to help foster ethics in schools. http://www.projectwisdom.com/
Guiding Character Education Principles - Character.org is a site that helps schoold to develop guiding principles for Character Education principles. Many good ideas! http://www.character.org/
Character Counts! The Character Counts site focuses on the six pillars of character http://www.charactercounts.org/
The Character Education Group - Phil Vincent - A great website devoted to resources, links, and workshops. http://www.charactereducation.com/
Preventing Classroom Bullying - What Teachers Can Do - booklet answers numerous questions about bullying. http://www.jimwrightonline.com/pdfdocs/bully/bullyBooklet.pdf
Stop Bullying Now - a great interactive site for children that helps with the bullies and the bullied.
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp
Don't Laugh at Me - Educational resources that are designed to establish a climate that reduces the emotional and physical cruelty.http://www.dontlaugh.org/
The Academy for Character Education - Located in Troy, New York, http://www.sage.edu/centers/charactered/
Joe Torre - Safe At Home Foundation - The Safe at Home Foundation was founded by LA Dodger manager Joe Torre in an effort to stop the cycle of family violence. http://www.joetorre.org
