Loretta Acosta – författare

In every school across the United States, at least one child is being bullied, or we have heard of it at least. At times, teachers, parents, or children witness bullies at their school. Usually, the students attention is called in, and the student is reprimanded. This does not stop the behavior though. As educators and parents, its important to look into what is causing childrens or students behaviors. Once we tap into the problem, we could work on changing the behavior.No one likes to be bullied, but it happens. These bullies are the ones that we would love to stomp flat as an ant. Reality sets in, and you cant do it out of fear. Fear is the evil of silence, which only gives the bully more ammunition to carry on with their bulling. Encourage students to analyze the cause of bullying, and let me come up with a solution to stop it. Empower students, and they shall deliver.Jose and Hector are best friends who fear another student named Rafael. There is not a day of the week that goes by that Rafael doesnt get into trouble. Rafael is the bully of the school and doesnt care what consequences he is given. A group of friends is tired of his bullying and wants to do something about it. They seek advice from one of their teachers, who gets them to thinking about Rafaels behavior. They find that there are underlying reasons why Rafael behaves the way he does. They make a plan to help him stop being a bully.

Every day a child is exposed to law enforcement coming into the home and handcuffing their dad and taking him away. Can you imagine what is going on in the childs mind or the image they are developing of the officers? We need to make children understand that crime in our society does not only affect the person committing it but also affects the family. We need to reach out and take a moment to explain the real issues at hand and what the things that need to be in place in order to make a change are. Communication is the key.Children have a negative view about officers. The blame is placed on the police for doing their job. In reality, they wouldnt be there if a crime hadnt been committed. But at the same time, its important to see what effects it has on family members. Children need to be reassured that the father has an important role in the family by working with social service and the police department to work together to make something positive happen for all parties. Ricardo is a young child who is trying to cope with his dad being handcuffed and dragged away to jail. Ricardo doesnt understand what is going on; he sees the police officers as the bad guys. Ricardo doesnt realize that his father has broken the law and that its the polices job to capture criminals and incarcerate them. Ricardos mom explains to him why his dad was taken away. She sets the tone that if they both keep in touch with his dad and let him know how much they love him and how they could help him after he is released, his dad would be with them forever.

Juanito lives high on the mountains of Bogota, South America. He is a farmer who has acquired a curse of laziness. Juanito has a wife and children who depend on him for survival. His family is going hungry, but he doesn’t do anything to put food on the table. Every Saturday he goes to the farmers’ market and begs for food to feed his family. Juanito has no integrity when mooching off the hardworking village farmers. The villagers are tired of Juanito’s mooching and shy away when they see him coming. A magical fruit is given to Juanito’s wife to help them out of the poor phase their family is in.

Red Robin and the Beaver takes place in the giant redwood forest in northern California. Red Robin is a leisurely unhurried idled red robin bird that enjoys relaxation, dreaming in the meadow, nibbling on the bountiful meadow seeds and berries that time has slipped by. Beaver, on the other hand, is very cognizant of his well-being and his surroundings. Beaver realizes that getting ready for the winter months depend on his survival. Beaver is busy building his home on the creek and gathering his food supply for the winter months, while his neighbor Red Robin dreams his summer months away and doesnt prepare for the winter months. The friendship that Red Robin and Beaver have as neighbors is about caring and helping friends at a time of need. Red Robin leans a lesson that it is important to be prepared for the winter months, but he learns that friendship is a greater gift.