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Israel Kalman
Jul 23, 20096 min read
How to Be a Good Sport or Don’t Be a Sore Loser
Do you want to enjoy playing sports with other kids? Do you want them to like and respect you? Do you want them to choose you to be on...
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Israel Kalman
Dec 31, 20082 min read
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan
Movie Recommendation by Izzy Kalman (December 2008) Personally, I’m not a great fan of Adam Sandler movies, thought there are some...
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Israel Kalman
Dec 16, 20086 min read
The Homework Myth
(December, 2008) The title of this newsletter article is borrowed from the book by that name written by Alfie Kohn. I had heard that...
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Israel Kalman
Oct 31, 20081 min read
Another Rare Critic of the Anti-Bully Movement: Jerry Moore
by Izzy Kalman (October 2008)The anti-bully movement is the most uncontroversial social movement in the history of the world. Every other...
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Israel Kalman
Oct 31, 200817 min read
What’s Wrong with the Psychology Underlying the Anti-Bully Movement
by Izzy Kalman (October 2008) In the decade since the Columbine massacre, thousands of research studies have been conducted on bullying,...
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Israel Kalman
Jul 31, 20081 min read
The Constant Outsider: Memoirs of a South Boston Mechanic
Book Recommendation by Izzy Kalman (July 2008)I am fortunate to have made the acquaintance of a wonderful man, Tom Cirignano. He first...
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Israel Kalman
Jul 31, 200811 min read
Why I Don’t “Blame Victims”
by Izzy Kalman (July 2008)The single most common–and angry–criticism I get is that I “blame victims.” Today, in the view of the mental...
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Israel Kalman
May 31, 20083 min read
Promoting Hatred and Revenge
by Izzy Kalman (May 2008)The anti-bully movement came into being primarily to prevent school shootings. But school shootings continue,...
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Israel Kalman
May 31, 20084 min read
Time to Call Off the Anti-Bully Witch-Hunt
by Izzy Kalman (May 2008)A couple of weeks ago (April 20) marked the 9th anniversary of the Columbine massacre, the event that gave rise...
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Israel Kalman
May 15, 20083 min read
Hidden Victims of Zero Tolerance
by Izzy Kalman (May 2008)We are so happy to hate bullies that we fail to see the harm anti-bully policies are causing. In my profession’s...
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Israel Kalman
May 15, 20082 min read
The Official Promotion of Fear
by Izzy Kalman (May 2008)I recently read The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things by sociologist Barry Glassner...
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Israel Kalman
Feb 20, 20083 min read
“Accountability”–the New Big Brother Word
by Izzy Kalman (February 2008)While we’re on the topic of Big Brother, I would like to bring your attention to the new popular buzzword...
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Israel Kalman
Feb 15, 20083 min read
Turning the US into the USSR
by Izzy Kalman (February 2008)I have written in previous newsletters how our country’s anti-bullying policies are creating a Soviet...
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Israel Kalman
Feb 1, 20082 min read
Big Brother comes to Australian schools
by Izzy Kalman (February 2008)Australia is taking bullying increasingly seriously, which is not surprising in light of a recent lawsuit...
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Israel Kalman
Dec 31, 200713 min read
The Bias Shackling Psychology
by Izzy Kalman (December 2007)Are you a mental health professional? If so, you probably became one because of idealism. You wanted to...
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Israel Kalman
Dec 31, 20072 min read
The Biased Research on Violence in Entertainment
by Izzy Kalman (December 2007) With increasing frequency, the mental health organizations are urging us to use “research based”...
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Israel Kalman
Oct 31, 20073 min read
The Insanity of School Anti-Bullying Laws
by Izzy Kalman (October 2007)I wrote a long piece several months ago on the Insanity of Workplace Anti-Bullying Laws. I got some outraged...
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Israel Kalman
Oct 15, 200710 min read
On Freedom of Speech and Incitement to Violence
by Izzy Kalman (October 2007)I’m sure many of my readers wonder why I deal with political matters in a newsletter that is seemingly about...
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Israel Kalman
Sep 30, 20075 min read
The Psychological Solution to the Stigma of Obesity
by Izzy Kalman (September 2007)I have read article after article in professional psychological publications that declare that the...
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Israel Kalman
Sep 20, 20076 min read
Yale Psychologist (Unwittingly) Encourages Obesity
by Izzy Kalman (September 2007)I want to ask you an important question. What is worse–obesity, or the stigma of obesity? Obesity, of...
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