Emotional Bullying A Top Concern For Our Youth – by Rodger Dinwiddie, Executive Director
A recent survey of children in grades five through 12, conducted by researcher Tonya Nansel et al, found America’s youth are more concerned about emotional abuse than physical violence. Unfortunately and ironically, most schools in America are described as “safe” if there is no violence. In a truly safe school, all students feel like they belong, […]
Social Emotional Learning – What It’s All About by Rodger Dinwiddie, STARS Executive Director
No Emotion Left Behind. The title of an article I read a few years ago. To quote authors Timothy Shriver and Roger Weissberg, “The debate over education reform has tended to divide children’s learning along two axes, the emotional and the academic. Either we can address children’s academic performance, the conventional thinking holds, or we […]
Are We Sharing Dr. King’s Dream With Our Youth? – by Eric Johnson, Associate Executive Director
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day has a very special meaning for me as an African-American adult working hard to live out Dr. King’s dream of making this a better world for our youth. But, I can’t help but reflect this MLK Day that he might be discouraged by the anger and violent tendencies of our […]
No Name Calling – by Rodger Dinwiddie, Executive Director
Many folks simply don’t want to confront the reality that language is powerful and can either be a great source of blessing or curse. Language can build or destroy. That’s why No Name Calling Week is so important. This year school and community organizations will celebrate No Name Calling Week at the end of January. […]
Dating Abuse is Unacceptable – by Rodger Dinwiddie, Executive Director
Struggles with relationship issues have been on everyone’s mind lately with the unfortunate Tiger Woods situation. However, many teens experience tension in their dating/partner relationships that can end with dating abuse or violence. STARS (Students Taking A Right Stand) Nashville has several ways to help students make better choices. Dating abuse is used to manipulate, […]
