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Forever Undone [Poem], Kate Abell
Forever Undone [Poem], Kate Abell
Occasional Paper Series
Kate Abell shares a poem following September 11. It is a personal expression of never forgetting the images and events of September 11.
The Nyc Board Of Education Mandates Pledging Allegiance [Poem], Kate Abell
The Nyc Board Of Education Mandates Pledging Allegiance [Poem], Kate Abell
Occasional Paper Series
Kate Abell shares a poem following September 11. It is a criticism of the requirement of pledging allegiance to the flag in school.
Principles For Responding To Children In A Traumatic Time, Sal Vascellaro
Principles For Responding To Children In A Traumatic Time, Sal Vascellaro
Occasional Paper Series
A list of principles that aim to help educators in their struggle to respond to the range of traumatic experiences many children have to live with—the death of a loved one, serious illness, violence, drug addiction, homelessness. This list offers something tangible to use as they respond to the children in their care.
Safe, Patricia Lent
Safe, Patricia Lent
Occasional Paper Series
The first four sections of this essay chronicle her attempts to make sense of September 11 in the succeeding weeks and months. The final section—”Corn, Beans, and Squash”—was written to and for her students at the end of the school year.
Public Schools, And Health Care: A Strategy To Promote Social Inclusion, Jana Sladkova, Anahi Viladrich, Nicholas Freudenberg
Public Schools, And Health Care: A Strategy To Promote Social Inclusion, Jana Sladkova, Anahi Viladrich, Nicholas Freudenberg
Occasional Paper Series
Sladkova, Viladrich, and Freudenberg refer to “social inclusion” as the process through which the newly arrived find their voice in an already complex, cacophonous society. They describe an approach to social inclusion for adult immigrants that melds learning English at the same time as learning to negotiate our often-Byzantine health care system. They highlight programs that work and a new perspective on how to maximize the effectiveness of limited adult education opportunities.