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Violent Truth Is Much Scarier Than Simulation [1]

Submitted by Bronwyn Harris [2] on February 8, 2013

An active shooter training video produced in southern California leaves one teacher feeling offended and traumatized. 

I have never been in a situation like the one at Sandy Hook Elementary School. I have, however, been a teacher in one of the most violent parts of Oakland, Calif.

The Value of Community [5]

Number 43: Spring 2013 [6]

So you have a clear goal—to nurture and build school community. But you also have a clear problem—you don’t have much money to throw at new projects.

Buttoned Down [8]

Number 43: Spring 2013 [6]

 

Found in Translation [10]

Number 43: Spring 2013 [6]

Sandy Hook Started a Conversation, Now What? [15]

Submitted by Pamela Cytrynbaum [16] on December 27, 2012

We are teachers and problem solvers. We are learners. What can we learn from this, we ask. We think ahead, look for the lesson in every situation, find solutions. We do this every single day in our classrooms. When lessons fall flat or when we can’t reach our students, we demand to know why so when the next class comes in, 6 minutes later, we make the immediate fix. It’s the way we survive; the way we feel we can control something.

We are teachers and problem solvers. We are learners. What can we learn from this, we ask. We think ahead, look for the lesson in every situation, find solutions.

Partners in Grief [18]

Submitted by Bronwyn Harris [2] on December 18, 2012

In Oakland, Calif., there are a lot of homicides especially for a fairly small city of about 400,000 people. Last July, there were seven homicides in seven days. Victims ranged in age from 15 to 84. Six of them occurred near the school where I taught. One was a friend of many of my former students and a cousin of a little girl I mentor.

In Oakland, Calif., there are a lot of homicides especially for a fairly small city of about 400,000 people. Last July, there were seven homicides in seven days.

An Urgent Message from Teaching Tolerance [20]

Submitted by Maureen Costello [21] on December 17, 2012

When the news about the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School broke on Friday, we quickly issued some advice for teachers heading back to school on Monday.

Editor’s Note: Teaching Tolerance Director Maureen Costello sent this message in an email to newsletter subscribers on Sunday after the killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Helping Students Navigate a Violent World [23]

Submitted by Sean McCollum [24] on December 14, 2012

There is no greater blow to a society than when its children are harmed. Today, we are reeling.

There is no greater blow to a society than when its children are harmed.  Today, we are reeling.

Finding Character in 'Lord of the Flies' [27]

Submitted by Sarah Anderson [28] on December 12, 2012

My colleagues thought my teaching Lord of the Flies was “perfect.” My seventh-grade class is two-thirds male. The group contains several strong personalities and many “followers,” who often mimic bad behavior. Last year, teachers struggled with this group, several instances of bullying, and a developing culture of negativity. I saw the power struggles on the first day of school and knew I had to address them early.

My colleagues thought my teaching Lord of the Flies was “perfect.” My seventh-grade class is two-thirds male.

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[1] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/violent-truth-much-scarier-simulation
[2] http://www.tolerance.org/author/bronwyn-harris
[3] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/school-climate
[4] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/violent-truth-much-scarier-simulation#comments
[5] http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-43-spring-2013/value-of-community
[6] http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-43-spring-2013
[7] http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-43-spring-2013/value-of-community#comments
[8] http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-43-spring-2013/buttoned-down
[9] http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-43-spring-2013/buttoned-down#comments
[10] http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-43-spring-2013/found-in-translation
[11] http://www.tolerance.org/comment/reply/76775#comment-form
[12] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/beware-google-app-designed-laughs
[13] http://www.tolerance.org/author/lisa-ann-williamson
[14] http://www.tolerance.org/comment/reply/76744#comment-form
[15] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/sandy-hook-started-conversation-now-what
[16] http://www.tolerance.org/author/pamela-cytrynbaum
[17] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/sandy-hook-started-conversation-now-what#comments
[18] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/partners-grief
[19] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/partners-grief#comments
[20] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/urgent-message-teaching-tolerance
[21] http://www.tolerance.org/author/maureen-costello
[22] http://www.tolerance.org/comment/reply/76735#comment-form
[23] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/helping-students-navigate-violent-world
[24] http://www.tolerance.org/author/sean-mccollum
[25] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/teaching
[26] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/helping-students-navigate-violent-world#comments
[27] http://www.tolerance.org/blog/finding-character-lord-flies
[28] http://www.tolerance.org/author/sarah-anderson
[29] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/bullying
[30] http://www.tolerance.org/comment/reply/76733#comment-form
[31] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/school-climate?page=1
[32] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/school-climate?page=2
[33] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/school-climate?page=3
[34] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/school-climate?page=4
[35] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/school-climate?page=5