Equity & Equality are terms that are easily confused with each other but understanding their definition & relationship with each other is essential. This lesson helps young people get clear.
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Lots of schools experiment with curricula to teach kids social and emotional skills. But what tends to happen is, teachers are thrown in front of a group of middle schoolers and it’s assumed they know what to do. “Owning Up” is distinctive in that it starts with training teachers, helping them learn to identify and manage their own emotions.
Rosalind Wiseman joined Erin Gruwell of Freedom Writers Podcast to explain the importance of involving teenagers in the analysis of their social lives, explores the over-simplification of teens’ complex problems, and illuminates how we can create cultures of dignity within our classrooms and communities.
Honest dialogue about discrimination is difficult in any educational setting. Are we creating safe spaces for members of our community to voice their true feelings? This is a question that troubles me.
The art of the discipline is to hold people accountable for their actions, while understanding the context of their reactions.
Dignity gives us a framework to think about ourselves and others, motivation to reflect, and a constant reminder that other people matter, an idea that should be the baseline we bring to all of our interactions.
‘Politically Correct,’ For Whom? By Rosalind Wiseman When I first started teaching high school students, the term “politically correct” routinely came up. Especially when I covered sexual harassment, it was...
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“Respect your elders.” It’s an adage woven into our collective cultures. But this generation of young people sees ‘respect’ very differently and isn’t accustomed to hearing the word ‘dignity’. These...
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Social media and technology rules can be challenging for teachers and parents to get on the same page. Here is how to create a cellphone policy for everyone.
Caught! How to Reach Out to the Student in Trouble By Rosalind Wiseman Students are going to get into trouble. They are going to make mistakes. They are going...
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What To Do When You’ve Tried Everything & The Bullying Won’t Stop By Rosalind Wiseman Bullying is more common than we may like to admit. Sometimes you have a...
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It's Not a Transaction— It's a Relationship By Rosalind Wiseman Lately I’ve been thinking about the impact of the small, fleeting moments that happen between students and teachers countless times...
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Thank You To The Teachers Who Stick By Our Children This week is Teacher Appreciation Week and we want to help you honor the teachers in your life. We...
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Dignity and Respect Dignity and respect - Words with profound meaning but they’re also words that young people usually hear when adults are lecturing them or correcting their behavior. So...
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Ava Rigelhaupt is a founding member with the neurodiverse theatre company, Spectrum Theatre Ensemble of Providence. She lives in Rhode Island and is a rising junior at Sarah Lawrence College....
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