Arming Teachers With Humane Education Instead of Guns

There is a new campaign out there known as #ArmMeWith.  The first thing that comes to mind is #ArmMeWithHumaneEducation. Humane Education is the MOST powerful weapon we have in arming teachers in the fight against mass shootings and bullying at school. #ArmMeWith...

Students Stand for Social Justice

As a humane educator, I read books, magazines, journals and news articles about children and social justice issues.  The status quo seems to be what adults think young people need to learn. Parents make the rules we think they need to follow. The media tells them what...

We All Have Humane Choices to Make

Without humane choices, violence (gun violence in particular), has escalated to previously unimaginable heights in our schools. Yet, here we are wondering how we got to this place. If you think that it will never happen at your school or in your neighborhood, you are...

Trading Weapons for Humane Education

In human education we continue to debate whether the guns or the people that own/use them are truly responsible for the senseless killing of innocent living beings. Whether it involves human beings or animals, this debate will continue. But today, I want to talk to...