Helping Teens Stop Violence, Build Community, and Stand for Justice (Paperback)

from moraavon

While I don't think this book is the fix all for the problems our teens and pre-teens face today, I do feel it is a good starting place. The format is user friendly and the role play shouldn't have the teens rolling their eyes so far back in their head that there is danger of permanant damange, t...

from Redhope

I imagine this book would be of great use to teachers or other adults who work with troubled teens and adults. From a non-teacher & parent of pretty well adjusted kids, I came to realise from reading the role-playing exercises that ANYONE can be a target for discrimination, not just the well docu...

from WhatSheRead

What it is: A 200ish page compilation of consciousness-raising activities for teens, focused on the power hierarchies and some of the "isms" political and economic systems in the U.S. might seem to support: adultism, sexism and heterosexism, racism, and able-ism (this last one focused on systemic...

from SciTrailsandTricks

A great resource for teachers (and parents!) who teach older students-- I would see this as a useful addition to an advisory program, especially for those students who deal with certain issues every day. The activities included really help to support the student and give them a voice!

from amberalicia

I liked this book very much and I will be using many of the exercises and ideas in my classes this Fall. I recommend this to anyone who works with young people.