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“I get it!”
This is what Juvenile Court Judge Wendell Askenette said to a crowd of Menominee Indian community leaders in reference to the Collaboration for Kids initiative being undertaken in the Menominee Indian School District. I was glad to hear him say, “I get it!” because I was about to present a training to these [...]

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Brian Dyson, a well-known business consultant, once said, “Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.” An unknown author stated, “Remember that you are all people and that all people are you.” Cleric and activist William Sloane Coffin offered, “The world is [...]

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It has been made appallingly clear, both through the research and through day-to-day exposure to the media, that if we are to turn the tide for children who are in cognitive, emotional, and/or physical danger in the U.S., we must first create a community of adults who care more about the future of our children [...]

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Both in today’s world, and in the past, this is a fair question. The answer, however, is not a simple one, and I do not profess to have a pat answer. If you have read John Goodlad’s monograph titled What Schools Are For (Phi Delta Kappa, 1994), you will see that he makes a great [...]

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When we see the statistics on children in our country, can we afford not to support change? Can we afford not to open ourselves to newer and better thinking? Are we able as professionals and child advocates to see that prior systems and prior thinking are not working for the issues children face today?
The [...]

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