There should be no room in the school for public humiliation of other students. The common thread in what happened in Paducah, Columbine and Santee was that before there was physical danger, there was emotional danger. Children have such a capacity to be cruel to one another, but a teacher needs to remind students that bullies are only bullying because they can't come to grips with their own insecurities. Teachers should also focus on the uniqueness of each child.
Every child has something to contribute to the world and oftentimes adults are too busy to notice.
The teacher, who often is an adult admired by the child, should go out of his or her way to notice each student's special qualities. A teacher should learn to recognize the child as a caring, sensitive soul. Kushner advised teachers to treat success with modesty and teach failure realistically. They enjoy competing with one another, and they need to learn how to survive defeat. When they graduate, they will lose out on jobs, on promotions and in relationships.