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Email 24th Youth At-Risk Conference in Savannah Georgia
[ May 3, 2013; 8:30 am to 11:30 am. ] Franklin has again been invited to be a Featured Speaker at the 24th Youth At-Risk Conference to be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Savannah, Georgia on March 5, 2013. He will be delivering two workshops. One based on his new book, “Preventing School Violence: A Guide for Educators, Parents and Students” and the [...]
Tips From The Trenches – Teaching – Part IV
The following has been supplied to me by my friend and colleague, Dr. Steven Sroka. Steve is an expert in several areas,not the least of them on school violence. You may have seen him on Oprah among other television appearances.
The bottom line in education takes place when the teacher shuts the door with the classroom [...]
Tips From The Trenches – Leadership -Part III
The following has been supplied to me by my friend and colleague, Dr. Steven Sroka. Steve is an expert in several areas,not the least of them on school violence. You may have seen him on Oprah among other television appearances.
Leadership is essential to effective education. Here are some “Tips from the Trenches” from the school [...]
Unprepared For College – Fixing the Error
I am indebted to the people at college at home for giving me permission to publish the following Infographics on being Unprepared For College. Their statistics are impressive.
Graphic:
It appears that their wasn’t a link to college at home.
Link: http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2013/01/17/unprepared-for-college/
High School Dropout Rate in South Africa
Dropping out of school is a global problem. Since the global society is increasingly being driven by technology, school completion becomes an economic as well as a social problem. National global competitiveness means that the best students in a nation are not competing against the second-best graduates but against the world’s best graduates for jobs.
According [...]
Tips From The Trenches: Student Services, Part II
The following has been supplied to me by my friend and colleague, Dr. Steven Sroka. Steve is an expert in several areas,not the least of them on school violence. You may have seen him on Oprah among other television appearances.
Students are more than grade-point averages. Often they are faced with many barriers to effective education. [...]
From The Trenches Part I School Safety
The following has been supplied to me by my friend and colleague, Dr. Steven Sroka. Steve is an expert in several areas,not the least of them on school violence. You may have seen him on Opra among other television appearances.
School safety was a front page story following the tragic shooting deaths of 28 people, including [...]
America’s Best Paying Blue Collar Jobs
What jobs can high school graduates obtain? Forbes Magazine compiled a list of the 20 best paying Blue Collar Jobs . Forbes lists the 20 best-paying blue collar jobs from the government’s Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. Every job earns more than the national average of $42,270. The salary averages are for workers with several [...]
Starfish Book Marks
A number of you who have attended my presentations and have received the “Starfish” bookmarks have inquired if it is possible for you to purchase them for your staff, friends or students. They are now available for purchase. They cost $2.95 for a dozen + postage of $8 to be shipped U.S. Post Office priority. [...]
Kudos From Regional Education Center IV, Houston, Texas
Franklin delivered an all day workshop for the Texas Regional Education Center IV in Houston, Texas. Here are a couple of reactions on the evaluations:
Thank you so much for providing an excellent presentation on dropout prevention. You utilized a multimedia approach, humor, stories, and activities which engaged our participants and provided them with practical information [...]