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That's how Ronni Olitsky began collecting. A mom, wife, music teacher for tots and co-founder of the Polka Dots (a pop band for young children) in Concord, Mass., she's in charge of her family's wine cache. Olitsky has discovered that even an entry-level wine from a really good producer ages well. She shoots for the best wine in her price range and buys just four to six bottles a month to lay down in the coolest part of her cellar. Food writer Melissa Clark, author of Chef, Interrupted, takes the same approach. But while Olitsky...
Shakeshaft believes much educator abuse could be prevented if schools did a better job of identifying predatory teachers. Instructors who lock classroom doors, repeatedly keep a student after school or contact him at home should be suspect. "There are a lot of signs no one recognizes because school officials have not been trained to identify them," she says. "If the teacher is highly motivated to seem cool, you should wonder why. A mature teacher doesn't focus on being cool or accepted. Her goal should be being able to reach the kids...
...nearly every case of female-teacher sexual abuse, the relationship is discovered by a third party. Boys often tell friends of their involvement with the teacher, but they generally don't see themselves as victims and are therefore unlikely to report abuse to parents or authorities. In fact, unlike female victims, they may be envied or held in higher esteem by their peers...
...double standard also exists within the criminal-justice system. San Diego elementary-school teacher Thad Jesperson was sentenced to 15 years to life last year for molesting four girls over two academic years. Also in 2005, a South Carolina judge gave Mark Vail, a former church schoolteacher and coach, 10 years for having sex with a student, then 12. Female perpetrators, by contrast, tend to get brief sentences and probation, as in Lafave's case and Letourneau's first...
...experts are quick to point out that boys are also victims, and they may suffer long-term consequences from their abuse. "Crossing the boundary from trusted teacher to romantic partner is likely to cause a long-standing distrust of authority figures," says Kliman. "It sets up a link between strong gratification and strong corruption. The boy will probably be confused by what other moral boundaries he should expect to be broken...