Updated June 2008
Dealing With Death
Tragedies occur and teachers must face their students after the unthinkable happens. Educators and psychologists who have helped students and teachers deal with death offer advice.
Developing 9/11 Lessons That Are Informative, Sensitive
For the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, The Families of September 11, Inc., released guidelines for lessons about the attacks that are informative and sensitive to the needs of children who may have lost relatives or friends.
Discussions, Reassurances Mark Teachers' Responses to Attacks
As students enter classrooms this week, their heads filled with television images of the attack on the Pentagon and the destruction of the World Trade Center, teachers are using discussions, reassurances, hands-on help, and opportunities to talk to help students cope.
Helping Kids Deal With the Space Shuttle Tragedy
The Space Shuttle Columbia, carrying seven astronauts, broke up over Texas on February 1, 2003. Education World offers resources to help students deal with the Columbia tragedy, and to help them understand the history and goals of the U.S. space program.
When Tragedy Strikes: What Schools Should Do
Tragedies happen. Children and parents die. Teens commit suicide. And teachers must face their students after the unthinkable happens. Educators and psychologists who have helped students and teachers deal with death, suicide, and murder offer advice.
A Slow Healing: Jefferson County Schools Move On
Six months after the shootings at Columbine High, Education World looks at how the community is doing, the changes that have been made in the schools, and the steps educators have taken to help the school move forward.
A Crash Test in Drunken Driving
Project Crash, Shattered Dreams, Every 15 Minutes are three of the many programs that use reenactments of deadly traffic accidents caused by drunken drivers to "drive" home to high school students the importance of not drinking and driving.
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