Reclaiming Children and Youth articles from March 2001

Reclaiming Children and Youth archives from March 2001

Why We Need Schools with Heart and Soul.
March 22, 2001... One of the guest editors of this special issue highlights the ways in which schools and other educational settings can embrace a vision of education that values the nurturing of students' hearts and spirits, along with their minds. We are...

An Invocation for the Children of the Future.(Poem)
March 22, 2001... * May you be powerfully loving and lovingly powerful. May you always have love be your guide with family, friends, and colleagues. Remember to listen carefully to your own heart and to the heart of others. * May you have...

Be the Change You Wish to See.(Interview)
March 22, 2001... An Interview with Arun Gandhi Arun Gandhi was taught well by his legendary grandfather, Mohandas K. Gandhi. In this interview, he weaves his wisdom about facing adversity, anger, and prejudice with his personal stories of life's...

The Lesson I Would Teach.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... The light turns green but nobody moves. No hum of revving engines, not even the domino effect of vanishing brake lights. What s wrong with these people? Are they waiting for turquoise? I roll my eyes and silently threaten to honk my horn,...

Love, Diversity, and the Tree.(Poem)
March 22, 2001... And there were the faces, the faces of the young, and the faces of the old, shining in the tree of the world. Each of their own color, and background, smiling upon each other in love, making their way to the roots of...

Tearing Down the Walls of Violence.
March 22, 2001... As a high school student, the author was part of the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) and later was on staff/or several years at the RCCP National Center. Here she shares her own story of resilience and determination. By all...

Pain Must Not Be Wasted.
March 22, 2001... Sometimes professionals learn the most from those lay persons who overcome difficult experiences. The same can be true for troubled youth who are looking for answers. In this article, the author ties together what he learned from a Holocaust...

Nurturing Meaningful Connections with Young Children.
March 22, 2001... In this article, the author describes how young children actively construct meaning from their experience, a natural process often undermined by force in contemporary U.S. society. Although children today are in need of education that engages...

The Resolving Conflict Creatively Program.
March 22, 2001... This article discusses how the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) has helped schools--400 of them at the time this was written--become safe havens for children's social and emotional development. RCCP's comprehensive approach to...

No New Wars Needed!
March 22, 2001... The authors of this article call for an end to a "prevention war" mentality that breeds youth programs that are high profile, short term, and in competition with programs already in place. Instead, this article advocates for comprehensive,...

An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Metal Detectors.
March 22, 2001... As a result of several high-profile incidences of school violence, many schools have responded by installing elaborate and costly security hardware because of the perceived threat that schools have become more dangerous. This article focuses on...

Columbine's Challenge: A Call to Pay Attention to Our Students.
March 22, 2001... In response to repeated incidences of school violence and the pressure created by standards-based education, the authors call for the adult community to pay close attention to the emotional lives of the children they serve. The authors remind...

Leading the Way: Reflections on Creating Peaceable Schools.
March 22, 2001... While many schools are implementing conflict resolution programs, few are successful in creating a schoolwide climate of nonviolence and a peaceful means of resolving conflict by staff members and students. This article provides the reader with...

Worse Than Sticks and Stones: Lessons From Research on Ridicule.
March 22, 2001... Ridicule is a type of psychological bullying that is common among students in many schools. Much of this is either ignored by adults or takes place in ways calculated to avoid detection. Research on school bullying has demonstrated the negative...

The Power That Comes From Real Standards: An Interview with Deborah Meier.(Interview)
March 22, 2001... In this interview, the author talks with influential educator Deborah Meier about her educational philosophy, especially as it relates to current school reform efforts that focus on standardized testing. Meier stresses that there is a big...

The Best Way We Know How.
March 22, 2001... The author's acclaimed and innovative inner-city programs for children and their families--Peacemakers, Beacon Schools, and Harlem Freedom--offer indelible stories of lives lost and lives turned around. When dealing with the issue of young...

Take a Stand.(Poem)
March 22, 2001... The following poem was written by Geoffrey Canada, children's activist and author of Fist Stick Knife Gun. He read it for the first time at CDF's Stand For Children Rally held in Washington, DC. Maybe before we didn't know, That...

LSCI in Functional Behavior Assessment and Positive Behavioral Intervention.
March 22, 2001... The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997 mandated a shift away from reactive strategies toward proactive interventions with students who experience both disability and behavioral challenges. An Individualized...

Something You Taught Me.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Sometimes teachers do not realize the power their words and beliefs can have on students. This letter from a former college student to her professor, Dr. Martin Brokenleg, explains how she has applied the teaching philosophy she learned in his...