Appleseeds articles from September 2003

Appleseeds archives from September 2003

The fight's off!
September 1, 2003... Michael bounds into his classroom. "The fight's off! The fight's off!" he shouts. He has peacefully resolved his conflict with Antonio instead of fighting it out after school. Michael is a student at Washington Elementary School in...

Words of peace.(Where in the World?)
September 1, 2003... For it isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it. --Eleanor Roosevelt The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend. --Abraham Lincoln I am...

Do you know how to listen?
September 1, 2003... Many people don't listen very well. What about you? Think about it. Do you interrupt your friends when they are talking? Do you think about something else when you should be listening to your teacher? Do you play games when your morn is talking...

Youth courts.
September 1, 2003... What happens when kids get into trouble with the law? Not all kids who break he law have their punishment decided by adults. Some are sentenced by youth courts. (A court sentence is the decision about what kind of punishment someone should...

Teaching tolerance.
September 1, 2003... Montgomery, Alabama, is often called the cradle of the civil rights movement. On December 1, 1955, a black seamstress named Rosa Parks sparked a quiet revolution when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery city...

The up-or-down book.(Fun Stuff)
September 1, 2003... This simple, accordion-fold book is a great way to look at conflicts. On one side of the book, you see how you can "step up" a conflict so that it gets bigger and bigger. On the other side, you see ways to "step down" the conflict. Here's...

Super kid peace heroes: read about the amazing adventures and creative feats undertaken by children to promote the cause of world peace.
September 1, 2003... SADAKO SASAKI When Sadako was 2 years old, the United States dropped an atom bomb on her hometown of Hiroshima, Japan, to end World War II. Like many others, Sadako began to die from the effects of the bomb. According to Japanese custom,...

Folding cranes for peace.(Fun Stuff)
September 1, 2003... The story of Sadako has inspired millions of people to make origami cranes as symbols for peace. Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes and objects. Here are the directions for making your own peace cranes. Why not draw...

Don't laugh at me!
September 1, 2003... There's nothing funny about bullying. That's why kids around the world are making their schools "bully-free" zones. Some of these kids are using a program called "Don't Laugh at Me" from Operation Respect. Started by folk singer Peter Yarrow,...

You have a choice!
September 1, 2003... Someone pushes you in the lunch line and spills milk on your new shirt. You are furious! How do you handle your anger? You might be surprised to realize that each of us may deal with conflict in different ways. Avoidance Sometimes we...

War: what happens when nations don't work it out?
September 1, 2003... War is the worst kind of conflict of all. It's bad enough when a few people fight. But when entire countries can't get along, the results are horrible. The weapons of war are frightening--tanks, bombs, missiles, jet fighters. In wartime, people...

Adrenaline.
September 1, 2003... You step out of your room and trip over your little brother's toy truck, hitting your head against the wall. You get up fighting mad. But first, read this! When you are excited, angry, or afraid, your brain sends a message to your body to...

Making the call.
September 1, 2003... If you've ever played soccer, basketball, or baseball, you know that these games have rules. All the players know the rules, and they're supposed to play fairly. But even with rules, people can disagree and get angry. Even professional athletes...

The trickster and two friends.(Reading Corner)
September 1, 2003... Long ago in Africa, there were two men who had been best friends since they were children. They played together, grew up together. When they became men and got married, they built huts facing each other across a narrow footpath. The distance...

Branching out.
September 1, 2003... Do you ever feel hurt, teased, or left out? We Can Work It Out. Conflict Resolution for Children, by Barbara K. Polland (Tricycle Press), encourages conversations about everyday conflicts. Peace Begins with You, by Katherine Scholes (Time...

Mystery photo?
September 1, 2003... Find these "birds" of peace in this AppleSeeds. www.cobblestonepub.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]