![]() ![]() This is the same Ally who begged me each day to read a few extra pages of Pax by Sara Pennypacker. She didn’t complete the school year in my seventh-grade reading remediation class due to a drug-related expulsion. Most educators don’t need Anda’s findings to confirm what they already know: too many of our students have seen abuse, traumatic events, household dysfunction, and worse before they step through our doors. “I saw how much people had suffered and I wept.” Robert Anda, the co-principal investigator of the landmark study on Adverse Childhood Experiences, sat at his computer and wept when he saw the results of his first survey. ![]() “Today I believe that adverse childhood experiences and the wide-ranging health and social problems they generate are our Nation’s leading public health problem-bar none.” Dr. ![]() Where would our young protagonists be without their mentors? Whether they are seeking direction, licking their wounds, or overcoming obstacles, often our beloved characters look to a non-parental adult to fill the void. ![]() Miyagi to Daniel. Karl Zielinski to the Hidden Figures. The Giver to Jonas.Coach Carter to the Oilers. This post is written by member Amber McMath. ![]()
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