That's what I tried to do in writing this book. Teachers have extraordinary ideas, but they are so busy teaching, they seldom have time or a place to articulate their insights. I've tried to convey what teachers have been telling me, as well as my own classroom experiences, in a way that might get the attention of those concerned with improving schools. If we did that we would see not only a change in social behavior but improved test scores as well. This means they have to be known.
Relationships are the foundation of all learning.
We learn for social reasons. I spend a good deal of time in the book trying to articulate the critical importance of the social context of learning in the classroom and the school. Violence, as we have been seeing so tragically in our schools, is often the outcome of being ignored, left out, isolated, feeling anonymous. If we did that we would see not only a change in social behavior but improved test scores as well. One of your suggestions is to reorder the middle of the school day.