Let's talk later and see if we can work it out. Build Bridges, Not Walls Even more important than programmatic solutions, the foundation for reducing violence must be thoroughly grounded in values. We need to build bridges, not walls. Our world is becoming increasingly dangerous, in large part because not enough people are teaching children to make decisions based on values. We fear not an overexposure to positive values but, rather, the damage done when the entire realm of values is claimed as the exclusive property of any one group.
School is a place where people learn.
School is a place where prejudice, bigotry, or sexism will not be tolerated. School is a place where each and every individual has value and worth. Four major approaches lead to a humane highway. Reduce cynicism . Nothing breeds violence faster than cynical attitudes.