Social workers today not only face competing claims concerning the rights and needs of children and youth, but they also confront contradictions between policy and practice. Social workers are expected to fight for the best interests of the child, even though financial support for children’s welfare and education grows scarce. They are asked to save “children at risk,” while, at the same time, they are urged to protect communities from “risky children”; and they are encouraged to “leave no child behind,” while also implementing “zero tolerance” policies to keep educational environments free from troubled youth.
101 Improv Games for Children and Adults
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101 Improv Games for Children and Adults starts with the basics of improvisational comedy, giving aspiring performers the building blocks required to think on their feet. A great resource for educators as well as for the professional actor or layperson, the book includes rules for 101 games that cover everything from easy warm-ups to over-the-top crowd pleasers, such as Fairy Tales, Bizarre Games, On Your Toes, and Narrative Games…. More >>
This Week’s News: Youth in Transition
Education
Bloomberg to Use Own Funds in Plan to Aid Minority Youth
The New York Times, New York, NY – August 3, 2011
The administration of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, in a blunt acknowledgment that thousands of young black and Latino men are cut off from New York’s civic, educational and economic life, plans to spend nearly $ 130 million on far-reaching measures to improve their circumstances.
Kindergartners already planning for high school graduation
WLOX 13, St. Martin, MS – August 3, 2011
The school bell rang and buses rolled throughout Jackson County Wednesday morning. Schools in St. Martin, Vancleave and East Central welcomed back thousands of students. Kindergartners at St. Martin North Elementary spent part of their first day learning how to walk quietly along the hallway. They also sang songs, listened to stories and made new friends. They seemed to be adjusting well to their new environment.