Escalations in student violence continue throughout the nation, but inner-city schools are the hardest hit, with classrooms and corridors infected by the anger, aggression, and criminality endemic to street life. Technological surveillance, security personnel, and paramilitary control tactics to maintain order and safety are the common administrative response. Essential educational programs are routinely slashed from school budgets, even as the number of guards, cameras, and metal detectors continues to multiply. Based on years of frontline experience in New York's inner-city schools,...
Escalations in student violence continue throughout the nation, but inner-city schools are the hardest hit, with classrooms and corridors infected by ...
In this practical manual, the authors provide teachers, administrators, security personnel, parents, and anyone concerned with safe schools with guidelines for incorporating the principles of social and emotional learning and character education into school safety and crisis-preparedness programs. Featuring real-life examples, the book covers widespread concerns, from bullying and social exclusion to major catastrophic events like 9/11.
In this practical manual, the authors provide teachers, administrators, security personnel, parents, and anyone concerned with safe schools with guide...
In today's world, it can be difficult to maintain your faith. Those seeking a greater understanding of the Bible have numerous excellent theological commentaries available to them, but due to volume and depth, many of these are out of reach of laypeople. Others lose contact with the Bible because it no longer seems relevant to life. They use a superficial knowledge of science and evolution to exclude God and faith from their experiences.
"The Layman's Commentary: Volume 3-Books of Wisdom" presents a passage by passage explanation of the five Books of the Bible, known as Wisdom. In this...
In today's world, it can be difficult to maintain your faith. Those seeking a greater understanding of the Bible have numerous excellent theologica...
In today's world, it can be difficult to maintain your faith. Those seeking a greater understanding of the Bible have numerous excellent theological commentaries available to them, but due to volume and depth, many of these are out of reach of laypeople. Others lose contact with the Bible, because it no longer seems relevant to life. They use a superficial knowledge of science and evolution to exclude God and faith from their experiences. The Layman's Commentary: Volume 5-Books of the Gospels presents a passage-by-passage explanation of the four books of the Bible, known as the Gospels. In...
In today's world, it can be difficult to maintain your faith. Those seeking a greater understanding of the Bible have numerous excellent theological c...
In today's world, it can be difficult to maintain your faith. Those seeking a greater understanding of the Bible have numerous excellent theological commentaries available to them, but due to volume and depth, many of these are out of reach of laypeople. Others lose contact with the Bible, because it no longer seems relevant to life. They use a superficial knowledge of science and evolution to exclude God and faith from their experiences.
"The Layman's Commentary: Volume 6-Book of the Acts of the Apostles" presents a passage-by-passage explanation of the Book of the Bible known as Acts....
In today's world, it can be difficult to maintain your faith. Those seeking a greater understanding of the Bible have numerous excellent theologica...
