Why Do Young People Care About Voting? We asked seven young people why they are voting in the 2018 midterm elections or, if they are under 18, we asked why they...
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How We Can Do Better In The Aftermath Of Hate “Who is wise? One who learns from every person. Who is strong? One who subdues one’s evil inclination. Who...
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Hey, World—Listen Up! by Trudy Ludwig Let’s face it: too much talking and not enough listening has a dangerous polarizing effect, as currently evidenced in the U.S. and around...
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It feels like we keep going down and it won’t stop. People in positions of authority whose job it is to represent our citizenry and our values can’t be trusted...
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Listen to Cultures of Dignity Founder Rosalind Wiseman and Student Intern Tré Garnett on Third Space Podcast! It is imperative to bring young people into the conversation when we are...
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Image source: UnSplash We recently received a provocative question from a mother. Below is the question and our response: My 16-year-old son is an open-minded person who sees people for...
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Image source: UnSplash White Boy Problems By Rosalind Wiseman I’ve been working with teens and parents for over twenty years and lately I’ve been getting a lot of questions...
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On January 25th, Karla Soto, a 16 year old junior at Silver Creek High School, performed at the Abash the Past Poetry Slam that took place in the school’s library....
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This article originally appeared on Rosalind's Classroom Conversations on ADL's website. Is a 6th grader chanting “Build a Wall” in his classroom a political statement or a deliberate act to...
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We sat down with Jordyn Monnin, a passionate senior at Silver Creek High School, to talk about the her anti slut-shaming movement, Abash the Past. Jordyn started Abash the Past as...
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This article originally appeared on Anti-Defamation League's blog here. 11 Ways Schools Can Help Students Feel Safe in Challenging Times Following the 2016 Presidential election, we have seen alarming images...
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This article originally appeared in Times-Republican here. By Joa Laville This has been a very difficult and confusing week for so many in our community, with people feeling everything from...
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Have you ever wanted to handle a conflict with more ease? Have a difficult conversation with your teen without losing it? Feel really heard and understood by the people in...
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This originally appeared in our Newsletter, which you can sign up for here. On November 9th we worked in Barrington, IL. On November 14th & 15th we worked in Marshalltown Iowa....
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Originally posted on Association for Middle Level Education's blog. No matter what you teach, if you are a middle school teacher you want to set up some norms and guidelines for...
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