5 Humane Tips for Starting the School Year
Backpacks, bells, and bus schedules are taking center stage as millions of kids, parents, and teachers jump into a new school year. If you’re a parent, it’s a great time to start integrating humane...
View ArticleHumane Issues in the News
Each week we round-up the news you need to know about humane issues, from human rights and environmental preservation, to animal protection, to media and culture, to activism, education, and...
View ArticleMatt Langdon: Ditching Anti-Bullying Programs to Build Pro-Hero Schools
Why does Matt Langdon, founder of the Hero Construction Company, cringe every time he sees an anti-bullying sign in a school? Why does he think anti-bullying programs should be ditched in favor of...
View ArticleSolutionary Spotlight: A Campaign of Kindness at West High
This post is by guest blogger, Matt Langdon. Matt is the founder of The Hero Construction Company, which helps teach kids about the heroes within them and how to help their heroic selves thrive....
View Article3 Reasons Letter Writing is a Powerful Part of Students’ Education
Image courtesy Brande Jackson via Creative Commons. Last night my husband and I wrote a couple of letters; one to a local school district to ask them to choose humane alternatives to cat dissection....
View ArticleSugata Mitra: Build a School in the Cloud
“Schools as we know them are obsolete.” That’s the bold assertion of Sugata Mitra, who has been spending many years exploring how young people teach themselves (and each other) without a “teacher” and...
View ArticleThe Good, the Bad & the Ugly About Bullying Prevention in Schools
We’re fans of the pro-hero approach, rather than using an anti-bullying framework, but given that most educational institutions still think and act in terms of anti-bullying, this recent study by the...
View ArticleEach Kindness
New girl, Maya, comes to school and tries to befriend Chloe. But Maya’s clothes are shabby, and Chloe continually rejects Maya’s attempts at friendship. When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson about kindness,...
View ArticleThe Kindness Quilt
When Minna’s teacher, Mrs. Bloom, reads the Aesop’s Fable about a mouse and lion being kind to each other, the class is inspired to create a Kindness Project. When Minna presents her project — a...
View ArticleHumane Educator’s Toolbox: Each Kindness
“Ms. Albert had brought a big bowl into class and filled it with water. We all gathered around her desk and watched her drop a small stone into it. Tiny waves rippled out, away from the stone. This is...
View ArticleMiss Fox’s Class Goes Green
When Miss Fox arrives at school via her bicycle, her students learn that Miss Fox is “going green.” Soon everyone in class is working to make choices that can help the earth, and their message soon...
View Article4 Resources for Greening Your Schoolyard
(Our Thursday blog posts are now reflecting monthly themes. For April, in honor of National Environmental Education Week (April 13-19), we’re posting about environmental protection issues and...
View ArticleMallory Goes Green
As a member of Fern Falls Elementary’s Environmental Committee, Mallory takes the job of “going green” very seriously. But will friends and family enjoy getting ticketed for wasteful behavior as...
View Article13 Children’s Picture Books about Bullying
Image via Twentyfour Students/Flickr. As information about bullying becomes more pervasive, schools and others who serve children are striving to create anti-bully/pro-hero environments. Since bullying...
View ArticleThrough My Eyes
Infused with relevant photos and quotes, Ruby Bridges tells her own story about when “the civil rights movement came knocking at the door” and transformed the life of a six-year-old girl. Ruby’s...
View ArticleWelcoming Schools
Welcoming Schools, which is a project of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, offers lessons, resources, and other tools for educators and parents on topics related to family diversity, avoiding...
View ArticleGeorge
George was born a boy, but she knows she is a girl. And when no one is around, she calls herself Melissa and reads magazines about clothes and makeup. These magazines are hidden, as are George’s...
View ArticleFor Your Must-Read List: “George”
by Lauren Allison and Marsha Rakestraw In the book “George” (grades 4-6, 240 pgs), George was born a boy, but she knows she is a girl. And when no one is around, she calls herself Melissa and reads...
View ArticleGracefully Grayson
Orphaned in preschool, Grayson Sender lives with her aunt, uncle, and cousin in Chicago. To the outside world, Grayson is a boy; but inside, Grayson knows she should be living as a girl. As 6th grade...
View ArticleKodiak, a Furry Comforter of Sandy Hook
Kodiak and Denise by Denise Marcella There are moments etched in our hearts that we will never forget: the day JFK was assassinated; the morning when the Challenger exploded; 9/11. For the people of...
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