Joy Bayles

[Presidential Wisdom @PrezWisdom]

Young Abraham Lincoln 🇺🇸 looks like he routinely bursts into Jerry Seinfeld’s apartment and takes his food and uses his television

#POTUS 😂

[Joy Bayles @JoyBayles]

@PrezWisdom Me, too Mr. President!

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@BradNorwoo94540 @PrezWisdom ...while saving an estimated million American lives. Priorities.

[TONY™ @TONYxTWO]

Fighting back the tears on this one 💔

This is why…. 🇺🇸🙏🏼🫡

[Joy Bayles @JoyBayles]

@SecBlinken Unbelievable, you can't make this s#*t up!

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@TONYxTWO My son is LEO and spend last week working to help in so many ways, not impeding help. Please don't generalize all them. These guys worked their butts off and hearts out.

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Obviously.

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Sounds about right.

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@GuntherEagleman I am as Southern as Southern gets. With all due respect, please don't put that on us.

[Scirex @scirex]

@fasc1nate In 1995, U.S. and Canadian wildlife officials released 14 wolves in Yellowstone National Park. No one expected the miracle that the wolves would bring.

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@dawgcoachjoe Happy birthday and best wishes at boot camp and beyond!

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

On August 1, 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower received a letter from a frustrated citizen named Leon Scott. Mr. Scott asked Eisenhower why he had a picture of Robert E. Lee in his office. This was Eisenhower's response to Mr. Scott:

"Dear Dr. Scott,

Respecting your August 1 inquiry calling attention to my often expressed admiration for General Robert E. Lee, I would say, first, that we need to understand that at the time of the War between the States, the issue of secession had remained unresolved for more than 70 years. Men of probity, character, public standing, and unquestioned loyalty, both North and South, had disagreed over this issue as a matter of principle from the day our Constitution was adopted. General Robert E. Lee was, in my estimation, one of the supremely gifted men produced by our Nation. He believed unswervingly in the Constitutional validity of his cause which, until 1865, was still an arguable question in America; he was a poised and inspiring leader, true to the high trust reposed in him by millions of his fellow citizens; he was thoughtful yet demanding of his officers and men, forbearing with captured enemies but ingenious, unrelenting, and personally courageous in battle, and never disheartened by a reverse or obstacle. Through all his many trials, he remained selfless almost to a fault and unfailing in his faith in God. Taken altogether, he was noble as a leader and as a man, and unsullied as read the pages of our history.

From deep conviction, I simply say this: a nation of men of Lee's calibre would be unconquerable in spirit and soul. Indeed, to the degree that present-day American youth will strive to emulate his rare qualities, including his devotion to this land as revealed in his painstaking efforts to help heal the Nation's wounds once the bitter struggle was over, we, in our own time of danger in a divided world, will be strengthened and our love of freedom sustained. Such are the reasons that I proudly display the picture of this great American on my office wall.

Sincerely,
Dwight D. Eisenhower"

[Dr. Bryan Pearlman #MaslowBeforeBloom @DrP_Principal]

My walkie went off with a frantic voice saying, “Code R, we have a runner.” I ran from my office and my assistant was pointing to the door. I broke one of the first rules of school, no running in the hall. For a big dude, I was moving very rapidly. I went out the door and saw a blur of a student hop the fence and run across the street.

Our school faced a very busy street. Right across the street, was a liquor store. If that wasn’t bad enough, the next thing one encounters heading down the road are railroad tracks. As soon as you make it past the tracks, you come upon a bridge with a 20 foot drop into a river. Moving further down the road brings you to a truck stop. If the aforementioned items weren’t scary enough, you then reach a major interstate highway. The interstate can either take you to downtown St. Louis or if you choose to go in the opposite direction you can get as far as Arkansas and points further south and west. I really have no idea whose idea it was to put a school here.

It is important to know that when drivers saw a six foot four big dude running after a small six year old, the first thought for them wasn’t concerned and caring principal. I think it was more likely “stranger danger.” I won’t spend much time on this point, but it was always fun having to run while flashing my school ID badge so as not to get jumped by concerned drivers.

Back to my runner. As soon as I saw him hop the fence, it was time to move and not think. The first attempt of man vs. fence went to the fence. I cleared the fence minus a chunk of the back of my suit pant and some of the skin from my right side of my buttocks.

We were steps from the bridge to the river and I decided that a bear hug would be the best course of action. I corralled him and within a few moments he calmed down.

Billy let me know that when he gets frustrated or angry he runs. I asked him about when this started, and he said ever since he could remember. Billy said, “I remember when I was in preschool, my parents were fighting, and my dad ran out of the house. That was the last time I saw him. Sometimes I think that I may find him when I’m running. I really miss him.”

Wow, that was deep. Not at all what I expected to hear from a six year old. We spoke a little more and I suggested that we should head back so that he could get ready for dismissal.

The next morning I met with his teacher, his previous teacher, the counselor, the assistant principal, and others. My first priority was Billy’s safety. I was also thinking about ways to channel this running impulse into something more positive and safer. Lastly, I was thinking of what we could do to help Billy find a father figure or male role model.

We came up with a plan to start a daily running intervention for Billy. This was something that would play to his strengths, would hopefully be enough to keep him calm and in a good place, and may keep him from running off property where it was more dangerous. It was my job to sell this to Billy. He was very excited to do this.

We created a list of volunteers and implemented the plan right away. Beyond the running, this gave us a great opportunity to have conversations with Billy and provide very important relationships. This plan worked amazingly well.

Billy asked if he could recruit a friend to come with them. We agreed and it was perfect that he selected James. James had a similar family situation and some behavior concerns. We all agreed this was a win-win all the way around.

The intervention grew to more boys with similar concerns. The grown-up helpers grew with time too.

Billy was the first in his family to go to college… on a track scholarship.

Does your school have out of the box strategies that can channel a challenging/unsafe behavior into a positive one?

From the book “Maslow Before Bloom: Basic Human Needs Before Academics”
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[Joy Bayles @JoyBayles]

@JarrettPearce2 Happy birthday to Denise!

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@dawgcoachjoe @rewa715 Happy birthday @rewa715 !

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Love when this happens! 🧡

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[The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History @Gilder_Lehrman]

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[Joy Bayles @JoyBayles]

@rewa715 Happy anniversary!

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More pictures coming, but couldn't wait to share these two! We're so proud of Benjamin for graduating from Cadet Summer Training today at Fort Knox. In 1956, Daddy was trained to work on these tanks. Special photos! https://t.co/gnQ3RVKIt6

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@bravenewmalden Happy birthday! I hope it is a wonderful day!