SCHOOL FOR HEALING ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING AT RISK STUDENTS

A SCHOOL FOR HEALING ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING AT-RISK STUDENTS DESCRIBES AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL THAT DEALT WITH STUDENTS WHO WERE EXPELLED OR SUSPENDED FROM PUBLIC SCHOOL AND WHO PERCEIVED THEMSELVES AS VICTIMS OF INJUSTICE. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT THEY MISINTERPRETED THE FACTS OF VARIOUS SITUATIONS OR CHOSE INAPPROPRIATE STRATEGIES TO CORRECT REAL INJUSTICES. THE TASK OF THE SCHOOL WAS TO HELP THE STUDENTS LEARN MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES FOR INTERPRETING THE ACTIONS OF OTHERS AND TO TEACH THEM MORE APPROPRIATE WAYS OF RESOLVING INJUSTICES. FOUR STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL RELATE THEIR PROBLEMS AND DESCRIBE, THROUGH A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH INTERVIEW PROCESS, HOW THE SCHOOL HELPS THEM. THE BOOK DESCRIBES SPECIFIC STRATEGIES THE SCHOOL USED AND CONCLUDES WITH SUGGESTIONS TO THOSE WHO WISH TO ESTABLISH A SIMILAR PROGRAM.