The Learning Center: A Safe Place for Students

                                       A Safe Place

"In a safe place people are kind.  Sarcasm, fighting, backbiting, and name calling are exceptions rather than the rule.

Kindness and consideration and forgiveness are the usual way of life.

In a safe place there is laughter. 

Not just the canned laughter of radio and television, but real laughter that comes from sharing meaningful work and play.

In a safe place there are rules.  The rules are few and fair and are made by the people who live and work there, including the children.

In a safe place people listen to each other.  They care about each other and show that they do, with words and also with body language.

In a safe place the adults are the models for the others."

This quote is taken from Mary MacCracken's book Turnabout Children.

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