Dana Williams

Dana Williams was the Parenting columnist for Teaching Tolerance.


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You Can't Sit Here Last fall, I got the chance to do something most folks my age never do. I got the chance to go back to high school, back to the high school...
We Don't Need Special Powers to Make a Difference "What is a hero?" I asked my 9-year-old son recently, expecting to hear a definition including words such as super-human powers, bravery and saving...
Teaching Tolerance Marks Its 10th Year The Southern Poverty Law Center's educational program, Teaching Tolerance, made its debut in the educational world with the first distribution of its...
Raise the Bar Twelve teenage boys look up from their seats as a teacher stands at the chalkboard explaining a complicated math problem. They appear captivated by...
Peeling Back the Labels I suspected it before he'd even completed the 1st grade, long before the doctor announced the diagnosis. The stressful afternoons during which 30-...
New Orleans, Texas Kariem Ramee is an ordinary kid. He plays with his brothers and sisters after homework, likes to wear baggy jeans and sometimes gets in trouble for...
MIX IT UP: Students Bridge Social Boundaries "All right, let's mix it up," chanted 17-year-old CJ on his way to the cafeteria at Booker T. Washington Magnet High School (BTW) in Montgomery, Ala...
Caroline is a Boy John S. left behind more than most students when he graduated from high school last year. Aside from saying goodbye to friends and familiar...
Beyond the Golden Rule The first conversation my mother ever initiated with me about tolerance happened the night before I started 1st grade.  I'd just finished my...
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A Primer For Parents Cyberbullying is the latest version of an age-old phenomenon. By age 4 or 5, children learn to use name-calling or teasing as a form of social power...