Creating Schools That Heal: Real-Life Solutions

“Lesley Koplow’s well-examined truths uncover an image of intimacy between teacher and child sorely needed in our schools. Her ‘emotionally responsive’ teacher is the pivot for a classroom community that visibly supports and honors it’s members in the great variety of their lives. ‘What stands in the way?’ is the question Ms. Koplow courageously answers.”
—Vivian Gussin Paley, author of In Mrs. Tulley’s Room: A Childcare Portrait

In a world where children are beset by violence and stress, Les...