Status Updates From Lockdown High: When the Sch...

The information is great here, but oof. This book really shows its age with the way it (pre-Sandy Hook, pre-the shitstorm-of-shootings-that-followed) frames the danger of school violence across socioeconomic strata.

“But for now, UpFront is a small but effective alternative to the well-funded and politically popular programs that leave young people misinformed and unprepared to make intelligent, healthy decisions in their lives.”

“One component of its [P.S.24] success has been the integration of what’s called social and emotional learning, which includes mediation and negotiation, communicating clearly and active listening, understanding and expressing feelings and valuing diversity to counter prejudice”

“But the failure of zero tolerance, reflected in the epidemic of students suspended and pushed out of schools, is becoming harder to ignore.”