Waging Peace in Our Schools [Paperback]

Linda Lantieri (Author), Janet Patti (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0807031178 | ISBN-13: 978-0807031179 | Publication Date: July 1, 1998 | Edition: 1

From the largest and most successful school initiatives in social and emotional learning in the country-The Resolving Conflict Creatively Program, now active in more than 350 schools nationwide-comes a powerful, practical guide for teaching young people to empathize, mediate, negotiate, and create peace. The authors address everything from minor schoolyard conflicts to violent outbursts, and offer educators and parents proven strategies for enhancing children's emotional, social, and conflict resolution skills.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The authors, longtime teachers and educational activists, are both associated with the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP), which began in Brooklyn and has spread across the country, now serving 325 schools. Here they present with impressive clarity the details of how this mediation approach has worked. Lantieri and Patti convincingly argue that, because of media glamorization of violence, the proliferation of weapons among students and the difficult home lives of many children, a method for achieving nonviolent solutions to problems of communication is as important as those for teaching reading and writing. The authors describe many examples of how RCCP has worked in the school to reduce physical violence, foster appreciation of cultural diversity, enhance learning and promote greater communication between students and their teachers, as well as between students both in and outside the school environment. Included is a history of the RCCP, a working model of the program for professionals who want to adopt it for their schools, as well as suggestions for parents who want to create "peaceable homes." Author tour.
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Review

A model of emotional intelligence. . . . I hope that every teacher and parent reads this, and takes this superb advice to heart. --Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence

"Parents, educators and counselors need to put this groundbreaking work on their 'must read' lists." --Richard Fields, Professional Counselor

"A convincing argument that public education should nurture not only the minds but the hearts of children." --Chrystal Ingram, Creative Classroom

"More than 70 percent of teachers who've gone through the RCCP training report that there is less physical violence in their classrooms and that their students now exhibit more caring behavior and increased skills in understanding other points of view. . . . The authors do an excellent job of outlining the steps parents can take . . . to create a 'peaceable home.'" --The Washington Post

"Lantieri and Patti bring a passion and insight to their task of illustrating why students fight-and what can be done to stop it." --Nick Chiles, Newark Star Ledger

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Beacon Press; 1 edition (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807031178
• ISBN-13: 978-0807031179
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #474,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Linda Lantieri is an internationally known expert in social and emotional learning, conflict resolution, and crisis intervention with 40 years of experience in the field of education. She is the director of The Inner Resilience Program and a founding member of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). She is also a cofounder of the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP), a social and emotional learning program that has been implemented at 400 schools in 15 school districts in the U.S., with pilot sites in Brazil and Puerto Rico. Lantieri is coauthor of Waging Peace in Our Schools,editor of Schools with Spirit: Nurturing the Inner Lives of Children and Teachers,and contributor to Forever After: New York City Teachers on 9/11.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fabulous tool for working with chldren to wage Peace., April 29, 1999

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This review is from: Waging Peace in School (Hardcover)

Waging Peace in Our Schools is one of the finest books I have to refer people to. Whether they be students, teachers, directors/administrators, or parents. This exquisite volume by Linda Lantieri and Janet Patti includes experiential work behind creating a peacable climate at school, and cogent observations within the context of our society and the process of education. Outstanding as a reference for those working in Equity relations, peer relations, parenting adolescents, non-violence work, et al. I first encountered this volume as an Early Childhood Educator working with Preschool teachers, and found it to be a well met friend in that arena as well. If you are concerned about the plight of violence in our schools, and would like to know what you can do to help; this is also an exquisite primer.