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Sticks and stones defeating the culture of bullying and rediscovering the power of character and empathy

Bazelon defines what bullying is and, just as important, what it is not; explores when intervention is essential and when kids should be given the freedom to fend for themselves; dispels persistent myths about bullying; and takes her readers into schools that have succeeded in reducing bullying and...

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Main Author: Bazelon, Emily
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, c2013.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Bullying.
Bullying > Prevention.
Bullying in schools.
Bullying in schools > Prevention.
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Summary:Bazelon defines what bullying is and, just as important, what it is not; explores when intervention is essential and when kids should be given the freedom to fend for themselves; dispels persistent myths about bullying; and takes her readers into schools that have succeeded in reducing bullying and examines their successful strategies.
Physical Description:viii, 386 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812992809
0812992806
Author Notes:Emily Bazelon is a senior editor at Slate, a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine, and the Truman Capote Fellow at Yale Law School. Before joining Slate, she worked as a law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School, and lives in New Haven with her husband and two sons. This is her first book.

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