May 28, 1997
Education Week, Vol. 16, Issue 35
School & District Management
The Bus Ride
Here is a sample of a classroom handout from Bullyproof: A Teacher's Guide on Teasing and Bullying for Use With Fourth and Fifth Grade Students, one of several curriculum guides for dealing with bullies.
School & District Management
Apart of the World
Standing in calf-high slush as snow machines whiz by, Helen Eckelman recounts how she learned an important lesson about Yup'ik Eskimo culture more than a decade ago.
School & District Management
The Facts About Bullying
Researchers who have studied bullying and other kinds of harassment among children have come to several common conclusions:
School & District Management
Bullies Beware!
A 5th grader terrorizes a smaller boy on the playground. A middle school girl, mature for her age, stands up to speak and her classmates begin "mooing." Sixth grade girls spread malicious rumors about a loner in their class.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
The Classroom as Real World
At least once a week I come across a contrast between school and "the
real world." What is most dispiriting is that the comment is often made
by people who work in schools.
School & District Management
Opinion
Getting Inside the Public's Head
There are more than enough doomsayers predicting the apocalypse for
public schools. We won't join them. We would, however, suggest that
these are precarious times.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Self-Display Or Social Engagement?
I have never developed the thick skin that would allow me to be a cool,
dispassionate reader of student evaluations.
States
Slaying Casts Spotlight on Job Screening
The arrest of a temporary school employee—and convicted felon—in a campus slaying has compounded the tragedy.