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October 2012Students Who Challenge Us
October 2012 | Volume 70 | Number 2
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A neurodiversity perspective explains why educators must focus on students' assets.
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Nancy Rappaport and Jessica Minahan
Steps to decipher the reasons for students' behaviors—and preventative ways to intervene.
Richard Weissbourd and Stephanie Jones
Bullying is far less likely to take root in schools where caring is the norm.
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Jenna Bilmes
Teaching social and emotional skills can do much to quell the clamor.
Edward Hallowell
Treating ADHD is all about strengthening the brakes.
John Elder Robison
How autism looks from the inside.
Amanda Coffman
Which accommodations make the difference for students with Tourette syndrome?
Michele Casoli-Reardon, Nancy Rappaport, Deborah Kulick and Sarah Reinfeld
Insights about students who don't want to attend school and strategies to curtail excessive absenteeism.
Richard Arum and Karly Ford
A look at how countries around the world establish authority, enforce behavior codes, and ensure fairness.
Laurie Boyd
An administrator's rationale for establishing a schoolwide behavior plan.
Baruti K. Kafele
Statistics show that the U.S. education system is failing far too many black students.
William L. Sterrett
Nothing is more important than paying attention to school climate, this former principal says.
Jeffrey Benson
"Again and again and again and again."
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Robert J. Marzano
Exit slips provide quick perspectives on students' understanding.
Bryan Goodwin and Kirsten Miller
"It takes a village" is more than a cliché.
Doug Johnson
Make "Bring Your Own Device" an effective policy.
Thomas R. Hoerr
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Carol Ann Tomlinson
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Anne K. Bergen
They are in every school—students whose strengths remain invisible to others.
James Riegert and Donna Recht
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