“Last year, in my school, there were a lot of fights in the lunchroom and in the hallways. The school brought in police to help provide security. But upping security doesn’t help us feel safer, it scares kids. It can also provoke them to fight more and do worse things.” — Neishaly
This website is dedicated to the valuable lessons we can learn from students’ own experiences about how to create better schools. Decisions about schooling are often made without listening deeply to students themselves. But students are in the best position to understand what they need in order to do well in school.
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