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Creating Emotionally Safe Schools: A Guide for Educators and Parents

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The editors of this book could have easily trimmed the 381 pages of text (not counting the appendices) to 125 pages of useful information. The content of the book is excellent. The author describes hundreds of scenarios of feeling "unsafe" physically or emotionally in school and then suggests way to remedy these problems. Unfortunately, the reader must trudge through references to countless research studies that would only interest a graduate student, as these studies have no bearing on the content of the text, and only serve to "prove" the authors point. The reader doesn't need this proof, so hundreds of pages are essentially worthless to the casual reader.

As a graduate student, I appreciate the research and time the author took compiling the information. As a teacher, I know the value of creating educationally sound environments so that students can learn. But as an avid reader of all genres of text, this was a waste of my time. I have read far more helpful and creative books that valued my time as a reader and did not meander through repetitive ideas and insinuations. For the same info you'll receive in this book, but with much more reader satisfaction, read texts by Ruby Payne, Michael Gurian, Stephen Covey, or John Maxwell.

This book is an interesting read from the very beginning. Each chapter's beginning grabs your attention and I found myself turning pages to get to the rest of the story. The suggestions are logical and can be implemented to the benefit of teachers, students and parents. It's about time for this really important book.