There’s a familiar, frustrating tension between practice and policy. When it comes to grading, devices, equity, choice, student behavior, and much else, there are yawning gaps between the views from ...
When the Oakland Unified school district’s restorative justice coordinator, David Yusem, walks into one of the district’s schools, he wants to know how it feels: Does it feel caring? Is there beauty ...
On October 18, 2022, the de Vries Institute for Global Faculty Development hosted restorative justice expert Ted Lewis for a workshop with Calvin University staff and faculty. Lewis applied the ...
Restorative Communities Leadership Workshop Series: This is a 5-week workshop held each semester to inform members of the UW, Laramie, and Albany County community about restorative practices while ...
In How Trust Works: The Science of How Relationships Are Built, Broken, and Repaired, I explore how easily our trust in others can be distorted and what that can mean for our interpersonal and work ...
Every action has a consequence. That’s the basic concept when it comes to addressing immoral behavior. If a child draws on the walls, they get their screen time taken away. If a student talks back to ...
Restorative justice (RJ) is an alternative to the isolating, stigmatizing, and traumatizing nature of our punitive criminal justice system. Indigenous and Native nations have practiced restorative ...
Do you remember what happened when you made a mistake, messed up, or caused harm intentionally or unintentionally as an adolescent in school? You were most likely sent to the principal’s office, ...