Essay about Three Approaches to Coping with School Violence

We humans have always sought to increaseour personal energy in the only manner wehave known: by seeking to psychologically steal it from others—an unconscious competition that underlies all human conflict in the world. (James Redfield, 1993, The Celestine Prophecy, New York: Warner Books,65–66) Some school critics and statisticians have observed that drug-dealing, vandalism, robbery, and murder have replaced gum-chewing, â€Å"talking out of turn,† tardiness, and rudeness as the most chronic problems afflicting today’s schools. If the intent of this observation is to shock and rattle the public’s sensibilities, it’s working. Of course, some of us may interpret such suggestions as merely dark, stoic, and cynical—â€Å"scare† tactics quite in†¦show more content†¦A 1993 Harris survey (Youth Record, August 3), reveals that 22% of students polled claimed they took weapons to school in the previous school year (and how many declined to admit it?); a Gallup poll conducted for Phi Delta Kappan (Elam 1993, 137–152) showed the public ranking drug abuse, discipline, and violence in the top four of the ten most serious problems affecting schools. And the depressing numbers drone on. Yet, a MetLife teacher’s survey in 1993 shows that 77% of teachers and 50% of kids felt safe in and around their own schools (9). And according to a New York Times article (1994), although violent incidents in New York City’s 1,100 public schools (K–12) rose 26% in 1993–94, no homicides occurred in them—the first year since 1990. Still, in the same article, New York City Schools’ Chancellor Ramon C. Cortines laments: When I read the list of weapons we have seized, I wonder if we shouldn’t start handing out medals for valor instead of report cards. The violence and weaponry in [New York City’s] streets and communities is (sic) being imported into our school buildings. (27) While the facts about school violence indeed have quite a shock appeal, the attitudes and spirit of a major- ity of teachers and kids are admirable. But we must not allowShow MoreRelatedThe Impact Of Community Violence On Children And Youth900 Words   |  4 PagesTopic 1: Challenges, Coping Strategies, and Support Needs of Teachers in Middle Schools Located in Violent Communities Maring, E. F., Koblinsky, S. A. (2013). Teachers challenges, strategies, and support needs in schools affected by community violence: A qualitative study. 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