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...It’s very clear in the minds of our students that underage drinking would be simply unacceptable and would jeopardize the status of the Stein Club,” says Leverett Senior Tutor Catherine Shapiro...
...events of Sept. 11, writing is more important than ever as a way for kids to explore and make sense of some of their feelings. "Parents might want to encourage children to try various 'writing exercises,' rather than ask a child to 'write what you feel,'" says Nancy Shapiro, who heads Teachers & Writers, a program that sends writers into New York City public schools and publishes books about teaching writing. "Writing exercises help the child focus on the writing task and let the feelings and ideas flow." Shapiro suggests, for example, an exercise based on Kenneth Koch's book Wishes...
More and more kids are being invited to share written reactions to the terror attacks now that so many writing classes are being offered throughout the country. Teachers & Writers has seen enormous growth, according to Shapiro. The program reaches almost 35,000 kids a year, up from 14,000 a decade ago. The increase is due in part, Shapiro thinks, to a new understanding of how to make writing more interesting. "Writing used to be a punishment," she points out, using the classic image of teachers' assigning kids the task of writing "I will not spit in Susie's hair...
...Walter Shapiro, columnist for the USA Today, sunk to the depths of condescension in his piece about growing campus activism against the impending war. He used to be anti-war himself, he wrote, when he was a student and the US was preparing to carpet Vietnam with napalm and bombs. Then he grew up and lost his innocence. “Nothing my generation has done in life could prevent the human tragedy of last week.” True, but get ready for the quantum leap in logic. Because we couldn’t stop the terror attacks...
...march for peace if you must,” Shapiro concluded. “Feel free to mourn the deaths of innocent civilians no matter in what country they once resided. But, in the end, please remember that patriotism transcends mere flag-waving. Patriotism is instead the shared commitment of 285 million Americans to mourn those who tragically perished last week and to resolve, with every ounce of our collective fiber, to create a world that will be truly safe for your youthful idealism.” He might as well have said: you know that better world you want...