1. When circumstances are beyond our control 2. When people are unchangeable 3. When problems are unexplainable – Rick Warren

Policy Enhancement by Student Empowerment Does student empowerment in complex policy making develop greater student compliance? Absolutely! Let me tell you why! My 8th grade Law students told me they wanted to develop a public policy on the topic of teen violence. This need and desire came from the recent rise in violent crimes that… Read more »

* Make a list of the various forms of violence * Provide small group discussions about the personal impact of violence on you. * Conduct weekly research on current TV , Movie viewing and Electronic Board Game participation by charting results. *Identify the various levels of anger and explore the causes of angry outburst in… Read more »

Violence at home is a major crisis in our society. It covers a broad range of crimes. From child abuse to spousal beatings, from sexual assaults to murder. Family abuse can happen to anyone. It knows no economic, geographic, cultural or gender boundaries. A woman who remains in an abusive home is one of the… Read more »

Our teen violence made us realize how we created this world of rage filled eyes By guns and knives we’ve been hypnotized We’re quick to holler To talk it out we don’t bother The violence must stop from son to father Help the peace Violence has made a permanent crease Now the killing must cease… Read more »

“My prayer for you is that your love may more and more abound Both in wisdom and wealth of experience so with a clear conscience and blameless conduct you will learn to value the things that really matter!” – Author Unknown

Teachers Perspective The challenges teachers face in trying to pay more attention to their students’ behavior are myriad. During the course of any day, public high school teachers may instruct upwards of 100 students. The range of normal behavior they observe spans from outgoing and boisterous to quiet and bookish. And even when disturbing behavior… Read more »

* Make a list of the various forms of violence * Provide small group discussions about the personal impact of violence on you. * Conduct weekly research on current TV , Movie viewing and Electronic Board Game participation by charting results. *Identify the various levels of anger and explore the causes of angry outburst in… Read more »

Father of Two Victims of the Columbine High School LITTLETON, COLORADO BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME – HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE – UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THURSDAY, MAY 27,1999 Since the dawn of creation there has been both good and evil in the heart of men and of women. We all contain the seeds of… Read more »

Ideas for Resolving Conflicts The National Network for Child Care recently published an article stating that “the United States is now the most violent country in the industrialized world, leading the world in homicides, rapes and assaults. Gun related violence takes the life of an American child every 3 hours and the lives of 25… Read more »