Developing Safer Schools and Communities for Our Children: The Interdisciplinary Responsibility of Our Time

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All children should feel safe and secure in their schools and communities. In today's society, children are dealing with the threat of violence in their schools and online, food insecurity, environmental risks, terrorism, and many other concerns that make them feel less safe. Our jobs as teachers and parents is to manage that risk by being prepared and protecting our children. In this book, Betsy Gunzelmann discusses the ways we can plan ahead and prepare for these threats in order to help our children feel safer and be able to focus on their school and lives.

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It's hard not to be affected by this description of how children are emotionally and physically harmed in the 2lst century. Seeing and hearing the world through their eyes is made easier--and also more difficult--as one reads Gunzelmann's account. As she says, 'the fallout has a domino effect' on all of us. -- Deborah Meier, senior scholar and adjunct professor, New York University's Steinhardt School of Education; board member and director of New Ventures at Mission Hill; director and advisor to Forum for Democracy and Education
Betsy Gunzelmanns discussion of violence and safety shows appropriate concern for childrens healthy development. In response, lets guide children to use and consume media critically, responsibly and pro-socially to mitigate cultural violence, violent media and events, disrespectful and harmful media use. -- Rona Zlokower, MCM, Exec. Dir., Media Power Youth, Manchester NH

Author Bio

Betsy Gunzelmann is professor of psychology at Southern New Hampshire University and author of several articles involved with improving our schools. She has worked in the field for over thirty years and is a psychologist, educator, and parent concerned with issues hindering our childrens education.