by Jeff Veley | Sep 21, 2026 | Bullying Prevention, Social and Emotional Learning, Teaching Advice
There are only four reasons why people are mean. Once you know the motivation, it becomes much easier to figure out how to stop the behavior. Through SQUABBLES®, I teach students how to identify what we call the Meanness Motivation behind aggressive behavior. Instead...
by Jeff Veley | Sep 21, 2026 | Bullying Prevention, Interviews, Teaching Advice
A school administrator once asked me on a phone call, “So, are you telling me you can change our school culture in 45 minutes?” I knew, by the way he asked the question, that he was expecting me to say yes. Instead, I responded, “Heck no! There’s no way I can change...
by Jeff Veley | Sep 21, 2026 | Articles/Interviews, Bullying Prevention, Teaching Advice
Most educators and students are tired of bullying prevention programs. After all, they’ve been mostly hearing the same advice for decades. The modern American anti-bullying movement caught fire following the Columbine massacre in Littleton, Colorado, in 1999. Since...
