Quote Of The Day
"Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home – so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person: the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world."
A School On The Edge
There’s bullying, and then there’s what’s going on at South Philadelphia High School.
This week, about 50 Asian students at South Philly have opted to stay away from classes. They launched their boycott after a series of fights last week between Asian and black students. The violence was so bad that seven of those involved required medical attention for cuts and bruises. Ten of the students involved in the fights, both blacks and Asians, were suspended or sent to alternative schools.
Want To Stop Bullies? Deal With The Differences
November 19, 2009, was “Kick a Jew Day” at Naples (Fla.) Middle School. School officials found out about the event only after a child informed an administrator that she had been assaulted. Despite its name, not all of the teenagers attacked that day were Jewish. But ten students were subsequently suspended for their involvement.
Confronting the Five-Year Itch
It started as an email: “I’m not sure that I’m going to be able to maintain teaching… .”
Then another: “Does teaching ever get any easier?”
A third told me, “We’re on our fourth principal in three years… .”
Send Us Learning Ideas for Activity Exchange
Have you ever considered contributing a learning idea to be published in the Teaching Tolerance magazine? Now is the time. It’s a wonderful way for you to share engaging activities with your peers.
