Brenda Gargus
Brenda Gargus
Brenda has been a teacher of at - risk students for 29 years. She has taught in many different environments from hospital settings and at the college level.. For the past 17 years she has been the behavior specialist for a hub unit in Jefferson County schools in Alabama. This unit provides students with behavior and emotional issues a waystation to find solutions for their problems.
Using her psychology degree , experience at raising 5 kids, and a strong educational background she has provided stategies to help students with emotional and behavior issues find success in their school day.
She has also published several articles to help parents and teachers find the best avenue to reach troubled kids. One of her articles " Why Positive Reinforcement Works" published by Family Education.com has been used in classrooms for several years to set up Token Economy Systems and encourage appropriate behavior. She is a Topic Editor for Special Needs, Inter-Child Relationships, and Children's Music. She is also a feature writer for the Education page on Suite 101.
In 2001 she won the Keymaker Award for Teaching . She has also won several grants in the past two years to help fund many of her programs.
In her spare time she enjoys painting, reading and writing. She also loves music and discovering new bands to share with her class. Being raised in the south, she also enjoys traveling and seeing different cultures.
Latest Articles
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Twilight's Breaking Dawn Part 1
The saga continues with a wedding and birth.
Nov 22, 2011
- Brenda Gargus
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What Really Happened to Natalie Wood?
She has been dead for 30 years but there are still numerous unanswered questions.
Nov 21, 2011
- Brenda Gargus
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Helping Students Who are Perfectionists
A perfectionist can be difficult to be around. It may take extra time for a perfectionist to do what takes others mere seconds.
Nov 8, 2011
- Brenda Gargus
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Johnny Depp in 21 Jump Street the Movie
Hollywood seems to rely on old favorites to increase their revenue, but re-makes rarely work and can be box office poison.
Nov 5, 2011
- Brenda Gargus
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The Face on Mars
UFO fanatics have long touted the face on the surface of Mars as proof of extraterrestrial life. But it is often debunked as shadows.
Nov 4, 2011
- Brenda Gargus
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How to Prevent Truancy in Schools
Truancy has been an ongoing problem since school began.
Oct 25, 2011
- Brenda Gargus
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Grouping Students in the Classroom
Teachers can often utilize maximum classroom time by putting students together in groups to work.
Oct 21, 2011
- Brenda Gargus
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Self-Concept and Self-Esteem
Teenagers as well as adults struggle with self-esteem. Self-concept is a large part of this image.
Oct 20, 2011
- Brenda Gargus
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The Thing 2011
It seems to be the season of the do-over. From Footloose to Strawdogs, audiences are finding something old is new again
Oct 14, 2011
- Brenda Gargus
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Parents and Homeschool
With many parents homeschooling their children, the question that should be answered is, should parents teach their children academics?
Oct 14, 2011
- Brenda Gargus
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