Bullying: Why Zero-Tolerance Doesn’t Work
When grown-ups realized bullying was a big, bad problem, they did what they usually do: they banned it. Zero-tolerance. Automatic suspension. Kids forced to sign contracts to report bullies.
Wisdom from Vermont
One of the stops I made on my book tour this summer was Phoenix Books in Burlington, Vermont. There, next to my poster on the bookstore window, was a poster for another parenting book by Vermonter Vicki Hoefle. Vicki and I never met, but I felt a kinship since we shared the same space on Bank St. Not long after, Vicki reached out to introduce herself and her book Duct Tape Parenting.