Number 28: Fall 2005

Cover art by Michael Witte

Special report on bus bullies; the unifying nature of journaling; One Survivor Remembers; curriculum challenging assumptions, building confidence and questioning stereotypes.

Departments

Story Corner

The Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal

Beyond the Golden Rule

To truly teach tolerance to children, parents must promote more than the Golden Rule.

Feature Articles

Bully on the Bus

Does your school's anti-bullying policy end at the edge of the parking lot?

Lessons of Tolerance

One young girl's experience on the school bus mirrors problems going on all over the country.

Talking Across Boundaries

Follow student activists as they Mix It Up at their schools.

'Good Morning Boys and Girls'

Simple greetings can promote discrimination in young children.

Saved by a Spiral Notebook

Teacher Kristan Taylor uses journal exercises to unify a classroom.

A Note to Young Immigrants

Mitali Perkins explores the bittersweet aspects of immigration.

Crossing Borders/Border Crossings

The depth and clarity of a teacher's multicultural lens can make — or break — immigrant students' ability to learn.

Teaching the Holocaust

An Ohio educator finds passionate opposition from some surprising corners.

Here To Tell My Story

In developing the One Survivor Remembers kit, Teaching Tolerance's Curriculum Specialist/Writer Jeff Sapp spoke extensively with Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein.

Game Face

Curriculum kit challenges assumptions, builds confidence and questions stereotypes.