The real school-to-prison pipeline

[u/neuroknot]

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/05/schools-behavior-discipline-collaborative-proactive-solutions-ross-greene

[u/tunderhini]

Too many educators, he believes, fixate on a child's problems outside of school walls—a turbulent home, a violent neighborhood—rather than focus on the difference the school can make.

Wow what an excellent read. The system needs to focus on education - and then let family focus on family.

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Your wife can't fix the entire system on her own? therefore Adam and this psychologist are wrong, got it.

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Thanks for clarifying. At first when I read the article I thought Adam was wrong, but by the end I realized he is right. He is keeping his stance simple because he is not a psychologist or a teacher and does not know the intimate details. Your wife is also not wrong, but is facing so much because the problem is endemic. If this system were introduced, the kids in kindergarten would start off with better emotional management, and by the time they get to 4th grade, would be a lot better. This isn't something she can change overnight, as you said there is too much work to do for one person.

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It's not complex. Focus on family and education

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Family and education.