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GUEST EDITORIAL COMMENTARY EDUCATION UPDATE MENTORING: Scandal Need Not Be Permanent Mailing Address: 276 5th Avenue, Suite 10005 HEN OW By STUART DUNN New York, NY 10001 T , N & There are two sides to “human nature.” One is in a series of scandals in which school employ- email: [email protected] the socially conscious, caring side, as illustrated ees have resorted to cheating and dishonesty to www.educationupdate.com IN THE FUTURE by the outpouring of concern and contributions protect their jobs and enhance their Tel: 212-481-5519 Mentoring Month for the families of the victims of the September income. This kind of behavior cannot be dis- Fax: 212-481-3919 11 attack. The other is the isolated, self-seeking missed as human nature, although it ought to be By MATILDA side as illustrated by all too many examples of anticipated. The Chancellor has been lax in rec- RAFFA CUOMO cheating, political manipulation and, even, dis- ognizing this and in providing safeguards. Con- PUBLISHER AND EDITOR: In the mid-1980s I honesty among public officials and employees. tracting for new school buildings and for repair Pola Rosen, Ed.D. began to explore, at my In Washington, the response of the Congress is another area, which needs careful review. ASSOCIATE EDITORS: husband’s behest, [Mario and the President to the need for economic stim- Taxpayers must be confident that their dollars Heather Rosen, Adam Sugerman, Cuomo was the governor ulation has been both partisan and belated. Both are not used to line the pockets of the dishonest. Rob Wertheimer of NYS] vehicles for parties have proposed stimulus packages larded With the coming of standardized tests, it is improving the appalling with fat for their constituencies. The failure to crucial to put into place a review process that ASSISTANT EDITOR: rate of school drop-out live up to the commitment to provide timely and will prevent teaching to the test, or even worse, Marylena Mantas among New York State’s sufficient federal aid to New York City in the helping the students through prompting and GUEST COLUMNISTS: youth. A bi-partisan wake of the cowardly attack on the World Trade false grading. It is crucial to review the process Stevanne Auerbach, Ph.D., Matilda panel of educators, cor- Center is another example of political perfidy. by which students who should be held back are Raffa Cuomo, Dr. Carole G. Hankin, porate leaders and child Is it any wonder that individuals interpret this promoted, students who are not disabled, but Jill Levy, Lorraine McCune, Diana advocates was convened to research a variety of kind of message to mean that everyone is on those who merely because of behavior problems Musa, Assemblyman Steven Sanders programs which could supplement the work of their own? The recent report of 11 school custo- or failing in their school work are falsely parents and schools to help our young people dians having taken kickbacks to give illegal assigned to special education. STAFF WRITERS: stay in school and avoid the risks that might cut contracts for window washing is only the latest The office of the commissioner of investiga- Jacob Appel, Joan Baum, Ph.D., off opportunities for them at a young age, such tion, Edward F. Stancik, should be expanded Sarah Elzas, Tom Kertes, Katarzyna as drugs, crime, and teen pregnancy. and strengthened to achieve these objectives, Kozanecka, Sybil Maimin, Chris Our committee concluded that one-to-one whom they work. and watchdog citizen organizations given Rowan, Andrew Schiff mentoring relationships between volunteer As someone deeply involved with mentoring access to process and records. adults and youth held enormous promise for programs and policy over two decades, I am There is nothing more demoralizing than to EDITORIAL INTERNS: addressing the issues of low self esteem, values pleased that we will celebrate the first-ever learn that school employees, the guardians of Marie Holmes, Ari McKenna, and guidance that many young people were National Mentoring Month in January 2002. our children, are corrupt, even if it is a small Jessica Shi lacking. We launched the New York State Men- This is a great opportunity to celebrate the number of individuals who are involved. Today, BOOK REVIEWERS: toring Program in 1987, and it was the first many volunteer mentors who “make it happen” as much as ever, freedom requires constant vig- Harris Healy, III, Merri Rosenberg, statewide, state-sponsored, one-to-one after- for children and the dedicated advocates, such ilance. Scandal need not be permanent — the Lillian Shapiro, Selene Vasquez school mentoring program in the nation. In as the National Mentoring Partnership, who system can change. It is to be hoped that our 1994 the New York State Mentoring Program have led the struggle for mentoring awareness new mayor will make the restoration of confi- COMICS: was eliminated by the new administration. to gain the funding and recognition they dence in the integrity of the school system an Bruce Wotring However, the manuals and resources of the deserve. early priority. # MEDICAL EDITOR: New York State Mentoring Program were Mentoring USA (MUSA), with the outstand- Herman Rosen, M.D. shared with Governor Wilson’s (CA) office to ing efforts of two coordinators, has expanded begin the planning of statewide mentoring mentoring to youth in foster care in New York IN THIS ISSUE MODERN LANGUAGE EDITOR: models. California, North Carolina and many City who are in great need of support and hope Adam Sugerman other states have seen both the value of mentor- for their future. MUSA currently has more than Editorials & Letters ...... 2 Commentary ...... 2 MOVIE & THEATER REVIEWS: ing and the need for providing financial and/or 100 youth matched with mentors in its Foster Jan Aaron programmatic support to mentoring efforts. Care Initiative. Spotlight on Schools ...... 3-11 Increasingly, over the 15 years since the New On September 11, the horrible tragedy and Museums as Educators...... 7 MUSIC EDITOR: York program was founded, mentoring has loss of loved ones taught us many bitter lessons. Conferences, Workshops & Events . . . 9 Irving M. Spitz been recognized across the country as a power- Our very freedom and security were impaired. Careers...... 11 Music, Art & Dance ...... 12-13 PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR: ful tool for assisting youth, not only in reduc- Advocates for childrens’ well-being know that Christopher McGuire ing school drop-out and risky behaviors but we must help heal differences and teach our MEDICAL UPDATE ...... 14-15 also in developing positive goals and the skills youth to appreciate cultural diversity (here in Modern Languages...... 16 POLITICAL COMMENTARY: needed to achieve them. Just this past month, the USA and around the world). Mentoring Tutors...... 16 Stuart Dunn Special Education ...... 17-20 Congress passed the Mentoring Programs grant USA for some years has utilized our BRAVE SPORTS EDITOR: COVER STORY ...... 21 program as part of the No Child Left Behind (Bias-Related Anti-Violence Education) com- M.C. Cohen Act of 2001 (the legislation was originally ponent to feature positive role models of all eth- Children’s Corner ...... 22-23 introduced as the aptly-named Mentoring for nic backgrounds so that children can relate with Book Reviews ...... 24 WEB DESIGN: Success Act) through which $ 17.5 million will pride to their own heroes. Mentors are trained Movie & Theater Reviews ...... 25 Neil Schuldiner, Rick Sulz be disbursed to local mentoring programs to utilize our many resources to strengthen their Camps & Sports...... 26 ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT: Colleges & Grad Schools ...... 27-31 throughout the country. mentees’ perspective for harmony and future Martin Lieberman, Manager. Rosalyn The acknowledgement of mentoring and its peace in the world. College Directory...... 30 Cartoon ...... 30 Bacani, Steve Bailey (212) 721-9444, contribution to the support of youth must, Mentoring will continue to be a strong posi- Mark Berge, Dawn Clayton, Mitchell though, go hand in hand with a recognition that tive force for our youth to remain stable and Marketing Supplement ...... 32-36 Business of Education ...... 34 Levine, Diane Palmer, Chris Rowan, at the heart of any successful program are vol- secure at this crucial juncture in our history.# Andrew Schiff unteer mentors who dedicate themselves on a Matilda Cuomo is the Founder and Chair- Metro Beat ...... 36 consistent and caring basis to the child with person of Mentoring USA. Resource & Reference Guide . . . . 38-39 GRAPHIC DESIGNERS: Classified ...... 39 Neil Schuldiner, Rick Sulz

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negotiate to return mil- After lunch, you will see a compelling video of compels them to look directly to you for guid- Perspective lions of dollars to edu- your colleagues – the supervisors and adminis- ance and support, you will be ready. cation? We knew we trators who safely evacuated 8,000 children You may remember that at last year’s confer- By JILL LEVY could count on that. from Ground Zero, and those who gave them ence I compared you to symphonic maestros – (The following is extrapolated from the Also, the Campaign for support and refuge. Their stories are riveting. responsible for bringing forth a perfect sym- speech CSA President Jill Levy delivered at Fiscal Equity (CFE) Yet, not one of them sees himself or herself as phony under imperfect conditions. Each day, CSA’s 37th Annual Educational Leadership lawsuit would provide a hero or heroine. They did, they said, what you conduct the orchestra and inspire beautiful Conference last month at the New York additional funding. We they needed to do. music, enthusiasm for learning, intellectual Hilton Hotel and Towers.) were on a roll last year The other day I visited I.S. 164 in District 6 growth and social harmony. Today, I am proud to report to you on the and it felt good. and the supervisors there asked me how to pre- In closing, I am so very proud to be here state of our professional union. September 11th! pare for such a crisis. You cannot prepare for today to pay tribute to you, your leadership and Our New Leadership Team, including my Jill Levy Who would have anything like September 11th and, hopefully, the perfect symphony you continue to play. # exceptional partners, Ernest Logan and Peter imagined that twist of fate should never have to see something like that Jill Levy is the President of the Council of McNally, has forged an organization of the and its incredible impact. The public education again. But you must believe that, if the time Supervisors and Administrators which repre- highest quality. Our Directors and Assistant landscape–like downtown Manhattan–has been should ever come when you are called upon to sents the principals, assistant principals, Directors are hard working and dedicated to conspicuously and forever altered. Budget sur- act in a crisis, you will know exactly what to supervisors, and administrators in NYC public serving every one of you and every child in our pluses melted with the steel and concrete. The do. When the fate of children, staff and parents schools and day care directors. public schools and day care centers in the City Governor appealed the CFE decision. No addi- of New York. tional fiscal support to education is on the hori- Our relationships with individuals and orga- zon. The optimism that buoyed our spirits last Caroline Kennedy Shares Her Mother’s nizations that impact public education have year has turned to frustration. already been fruitful. We are developing cutting During any fiscal crisis, your CSA colleagues Favorite Poems With Harlem Community edge technology for executive leadership skill are threatened immediately with the loss of development to be housed in our first Executive intermediate supervisors. Working with par- Hoping to share her passion for poetry and her can Library Leadership Center, which is under construction ents, legislators, district and central staff, we love of the library, Caroline Kennedy visited the Association right now at 16 Court Street. have just saved the jobs of 38 Assistant Princi- Countee Cullen branch of the New York Public (ALA) and the With the support of President Ninfa Segarra pals in one district alone. Library recently and read to students and com- New York Pub- and Chancellor Levy, we finally achieved a Unlike others, we believe the answer to edu- munity members from her new book The Best lic Library as well-deserved retroactive equity increase for cational success is directly related to the skills Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. part of the our Committee on Special Education Chairper- and leadership of you, our members. Therefore, “One of the greatest gifts my brother and I ALA’s five-year sons. we propose that the school system hire more received from my mother was her love of litera- educational ini- We promised you greater media visibility. supervisors and administrators – particularly ture and language,” said Kennedy in her remarks tiative, @ your During this week alone we taped sessions with now – when other resources are scarce. Strange to the audience. “With their boundless resources, library, which is New York 1, Channel 7, CNN News, and met proposal, isn’t it? Well, it is based upon data libraries open the doors to these worlds and so encouraging with Joe Berger, Education Editor of The New that comes out of 1,000 California school dis- many others. I urge young and old alike to America to discov- Caroline Kennedy York Times, to talk about our members – lead- tricts where they looked at SAT scores and embrace all that libraries have to offer.” er—and re-discov- ers in public education. dropout rates. What did they find? As the num- The Best Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy er—the diversity of resources offered at today’s At last year’s conference we spoke about the ber of administrators per student increased, the Onassis consists of works that Jacqueline libraries. The @ your library campaign is need for an Assistant Principal (Administra- dropout rate declined and both the verbal and Kennedy read to Caroline and her brother John designed to communicate the value of libraries tion) in every school. I am encouraged to report math scores on the SATs rose. The findings throughout their childhood, as well as several and librarians in the 21st century and showcase to you that preliminary discussions have begun remain significant even after they controlled for original poems written by their mother. the important role they play in communities to define the role, responsibilities and require- other factors. Conclusion – numbers of admin- The poetry reading was hosted by the Ameri- across the country.# ments of such a position. istrators are shown to positively affect perfor- We anticipated a renewed and vigorous focus mance results which suggests that in areas on public education with a promise of budget where students are not performing well, too surpluses. We were encouraged to believe that few supervisors and administrators are we could meet and even exceed the challenges employed. Is your child Dyslexic put before us. We ignored the budget wrangling September 11th! or experiencing school failure? in Albany, believing it would ultimately end We learned a great deal about courage and If so, we may be the solution. like it always does – with a compromise accept- leadership from the tragedy. We learned about able to everyone. And didn’t the City Council who we are and what people expect from us. We strive to help children not only have the skills needed to learn, but to want to learn.

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HOMESCHOOLING RESOURCES ON- AND OFF-LINE (PART II)

BY SARAH ELZAS does not receive any money for these students, an online diploma. The Florida Virtual School on their website to other good online resources. Homeschooling, as an alternative to tradition- as far as Bromme can tell. Yet, the district pro- (FVS) is one school that exists only in cyber- A good place to start is the John Holt Newslet- al, classroom-based education, has been grow- vides them with curriculum guidance, books space. The school is publicly funded in Florida ter at www.holtgws.com. ing in popularity across the United States for when available, as well as services such as and is free to Florida residents, but students do Of course, the internet is not the only place several years. It is now legal in all 50 states, but speech and occupational therapy. not need to be from that state to enroll. Bruce for homeschooling resources. In fact, most each state regulates it differently. New York “We have a wonderful, good relationship Friend is the FVS’s Chief Academic Officer. He homeschoolers say that their primary resource State has some of the more stringent rules, ask- with our homeschooling parents,” said Perrone. hires faculty, works on course standards is their good, old-fashioned bricks-and-mortar ing that homeschoolers and their parents submit One of the reasons she has to keep track of and oversees the registration of the over 6,000 library. Parents and students should try to get to Intent to Homeschool to their school district, in homeschoolers is to make sure that should a students, 40 percent of whom are home know a librarian at a local library. Besides read- effect, registering them as having been dis- student want to return to school, he or she is at schoolers. ing lists, books, magazines and research mater- charged from the system. Yet, they are still a level that to rejoin would not be a problem. “Students come from all walks of life,” he ial, libraries offer study and research courses, required to submit quarterly reports and take Although homeschooled students are explained. Many students use the courses as host readings and activities, provide a place to standardized tests after each academic year in required to have a curriculum, according to supplemental to their other studies, and home- surf the Internet and other, invaluable tools. order to track their progress. Perrone’s colleague, Mark Sherman who, schooling parents will often enroll their chil- Museums are also good places for activities. “Whenever the child finishes their education- among other duties, is the attendance coordina- dren in the classes that “they aren’t quite com- Most museums have tours, and many, such as al experience, whether its homeschooling or tor, this does not mean it has to be structured. fortable teaching,” such as upper level math, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, have not, they need to be prepared for a position in The term unschooling has been coined to AP classes and computer science. classes for children all year round. For specific life,” said Matt Bromme, superintendent of describe a method of homeschooling in which From English to physical education, all the courses, such as science, homeschoolers may southeastern Queens’ District 27. the student’s interest directs the course of study, classes are taught by one of the 70 teachers who opt for non-online tutors while other families Thus, he explained, homeschoolers and their which may mean he or she does not follow a work out of their homes. “The coursework is may team up for different subjects, each family parents meet with their neighborhood school’s book or testing schedule. According to Perrone always there,” said Friend, which is one of the teaching one subject. The possibilities are end- guidance counselor in order to come up with a and Sherman, this method still has to be benefits of online learning. less. plan of study that will “help the child move approved by the district as being in the best Students can take as much or as little time on Here is a short, non-comprehensive list of successfully forward.” interest of the child’s education. the assignments as they want, and as they com- resources that could be useful to homeschoolers With 30 elementary schools from Ozone Park “We want the child to be successful,” stressed plete them, the teacher’s grade and provide and their parents: to the Rockaways, District 27 has 35,000 stu- Bromme. Homeschooling is “an option for a feedback. The FVS is one way of having cours- * For New Yorkers, the State Education dents in grades one through eight, only 102 of parent,” and as far as they take it, the district es taught at home, on the computer. A variety of Department has a Q&A site that clarifies many who are homeschooled, according to Carmen has to support the decision. At the same time, correspondence courses also exist, but finding issues at www.emsc.nysed.gov/rscs/nonpub/ Perrone, the principal neighborhood coordina- homeschoolers, because they are not part of the right one can be overwhelming. The Inter- homeschoolingqanda.htm tor of the district. Each school district has the system as students, are not allowed to net can be as daunting as it is helpful. * Ann Zeise, a homeschooling mother in Mil- a coordinator like Perrone who keeps track of take any courses at the schools, even extracur- An initial web search can yield hundreds, pitas, California, has put together a vast site of and advises elementary and junior high-level ricular activities such as sports or music, as it is if not thousands, of pages, all touting the latest homeschooling resources at www.gomilpitas homeschoolers. They, in turn, are supervised a liability. and greatest in homeschooling courses, materi- .com/homeschooling/index.htm by the Office of Attendance at the Central The school district can help with curriculum, als and activities. Many of the web sites have * Some magazines and newspapers offer Board of Education. The high school superin- but homeschoolers have many other options. been created by individuals who have put up reduced rates for homeschooled students. Just tendencies have their own homeschooling While unschoolers learn on their own through their own links. While the information can be call and ask them. coordinators. reading and projects, other homeschoolers useful, the number of the sites can be over- * Homeschoolers in New York can find One hundred and two students is not much in choose curriculums, both on- and off-line. whelming. 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By MARYLENA MANTAS The success of the programs can be measured relationship with In 1986 the New York City Board of Educa- in concrete numbers: more than 90 percent of the Board,” he tion (BOE) joined forces with the City Univer- Gateway’s entering ninth graders graduate high said. sity of New York (CUNY) to launch an innov- school; 96 percent of the students pass the College Now, a ative program seeking to encourage and pre- Regents biology, chemistry and physics exam; program that pro- pare minority students to enter the medical 97 percent attend four year colleges; 80 percent vides high school profession. The two partners established the complete college in four to five years; 13 per- students with an Gateway Institute for Pre-College Education, cent attend medical college—40 times the opportunity to a program created to bridge educational gaps normal rate for college graduates—and, their improve their aca- and to lead its students toward the path of aca- SAT scores are 200 points above the national demic abilities demic success. average for minority students. prior to attending Today, drawing upon a 16-year-old tradition “Gateway nurtures, involves, and encourages college operates in of excellence, Gateway provides students with kids,” said Rubin. “It instills pride in their every CUNY col- the tools necessary to succeed not only in med- abilities and we tell them that they could real- lege and provides ical and science fields, but in any area they ize everything they aim for. I don’t accept students from more choose to study in college. The program, which half way.” than 100 high has found the formula for success, fosters pock- Since 1990, approximately 2,100 Gateway schools with col- ets of excellence in a public school system students have graduated high school; most lege-oriented often labeled inefficient and problematic. retain close ties with the coordinators and their enrichment activi- “Gateway is a program that levels the play- high schools. ties. ing field for students who want to enhance their “In my 35 years as a teacher, the last 17 have More specifical- education,” said Morton Slater, co-director of been the best,” said Margaret Dirkin, who ly, College Now the program. “It is a vehicle for providing edu- has been the Coordinator of Gateway at offers eligible high Gateway students at the Sterling Forest Environmental Center cation, which allows students to decide what Jamaica High School since it was established. school seniors the they want to do with their lives. We just facili- “To know what kids from the 90s are doing opportunity to take classes for college credit, The collaboration has taken a more intimate ate the choices they like to make using their is wonderful. It’s been a great, enriching expe- which are taught by college faculty, or high form with the establishment of seven high education.” rience. They’ve touched my life and I hope that school teachers with special training. Students school on CUNY campuses. Currently, over 2,000 public high school stu- I have touched their life,” said Dirkin, citing who are not eligible to take these courses can “They work closely with the colleges to have dents from minority, low income and immi- small class size and enrichment activities as, enroll in various workshops and non-credit an enriched environment for the kids,” said grant families participate in Gateway programs the elements that make the program work. courses. The program also offers preparation Mogulescu citing as the collaboration’s long- in seven public high schools—Brooklyn Tech, According to Slater plans are underway to for Regents exams and the SAT. term goal “to better prepare students when they Erasmus Hall, Humanities, Jamaica, John F. develop programs similar to Gateway (funded A second component of College Now, come into CUNY.” Other collaborative Kennedy, Port Richmond and Adlai Stevenson. by BOE, CUNY, NYS Step Program, and pri- includes a pilot program that was recently programs include, Making Connections Pro- Their admittance to the program depends upon vate foundation) in other cities, including instituted in 19 high schools, involving approx- gram, College Advisement and NYC Writing & their academic performance in junior high Boston. imately 100 students in each school, who Math Projects. # school, attendance and recommendations. Prior “Gateway is about opening options, rather receive among other things extra counseling to their first year in high school, students par- than closing them,” said Slater. and more individualized attention. According ticipate in a summer program designed to bring CUNY and BOE: “Joined at The Hip” to Mogulescu, the program seeks to “make them up to the academic level that the program Gateway is only one example of the close a difference in how students adjust to Schools & expects. collaboration between CUNY and the BOE. high school” and to “better prepare high school The academic life of a Gateway student dif- According to CUNY University Dean of Acad- HS students for college.” fers from that of an average student in a NYC emic Affairs and Deputy to the Executive Vice In addition to College Now, the collaboration You public high school. Gateway students have Chancellor, John Mogulescu, the two institu- between CUNY and BOE has led to the estab- double periods of math and science; teachers tions have greatly enhanced their collaboration lishment of special projects, such as Looking Consultations For Parents who are specifically recruited to teach in Gate- in the past two years when the two chancel- Both Ways, a development program designed Making Choices PreK-8th Grade way; smaller classes, tutoring sessions; cultur- lors—Matthew Goldstein and Harold Levy— to train high school teachers to better prepare al enrichment activities; summer internships; realized that “in a sense they are joined at the students for the English Regents. Looking Both Brooklyn & Manhattan and, enjoy the benefits of strong parental hip.” Ways, currently in its fourth year, has trained Public & Independent Schools involvement. 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Direct connection by PATH to Hudson-Bergen WINTER AT Light Rail—Liberty State Park Station LIBERTY Young Artists View Picasso’s Work LSCIENCE CSENTER Teachers: Chancellor Levy lifted the ban on out-of-borough field trips. Many of you’ve been to see us, and we’re glad to have your students here and look forward to welcoming more school groups this winter and the coming spring. New Exhibits: A Question of Truth (January 26 - May 5, 2002) What’s your point of view? Everybody has one, including scientists. Most people consider their points of view to be the “truth,” but even ideas we think are incorrect can be valid and useful if we are open to new ways of interpretation. Some beliefs can lead to discrimination, distort- ed views of history, and inaccurate beliefs about Students from the Art & Design High School visit the Instituto Cervantes science. Do you hold some of these points of view without even being aware of it? Find out in A Question of Truth. By MARIE HOLMES Ninth graders from the Art & Design High Sueno y mentira de Franco to Guernica. They Experiment Gallery Minutes away from New York City, School recently visited the CUNY Graduate demonstrated an impressive ability to relate (January 24 - May 5, 2002) adjacent to the Statue of Liberty Center to view the exhibit Picasso from to the art. Moving from one work to the What’s electricity? Where does light come and Ellis Island National Monuments from? Why does the weather change? How Malaga: Graphic works from the Fundacion next in small groups, the students talked does sound travel? Explore these questions and Picasso, Ayuntamiento de Malaga, cospon- excitedly about the pieces, pointing out Discover three themed floors: more while testing hypotheses about sound, sored by Instituto Cervantes. On display were images and techniques that they recognized Invention, Health and Environment warp time, create rainbows, and control Earth’s a number of etchings, drypoints, and linoleum and often calling their teacher aside to climate by altering its orbit and rotation speed in cuts dating from 1906 through 1960. share their observations. a computer model. Individual areas provide The students were encouraged to carefully “The students were excited to come,” said Experience 250 hands-on exhibits enough flexibility for everyone, young and old, examine the panels Sueno y mentira de Fran- Delbridge, whose 9th grade class is currently to conduct experiments, discovering how the co (Dream and Lie of Franco), which feature studying color theory. Delbridge explained Get close to the action in the largest world works. many of the images made famous in Picasso’s that since they were working with more IMAX® Dome Theater in the United States In The IMAX® Dome Theater: Guernica. This masterpiece, now housed in sophisticated concepts of color, she thought The Human Body Madrid, depicts the horrific 1937 bombing of that the exhibit would provide the students (Through September 2002) Guernica during the Spanish Civil War and is with a good introduction to Picasso’s pieces Lunch facilities available Extraordinary technology reveals the incredible arguably the most important painting of the for their future study of the monochromatic story of human life. In minute detail, The 20th century on the themes of war and vio- work of his Blue Period, as well as exposing Call 201.200.1000 Human Body looks at biological processes that lence. them to one artist’s response to violence and for school group rates go on without our control and without our Before viewing the exhibition, the students terror. notice. Follow a family as they go about their discussed Picasso’s artistic techniques and the “I usually give them an artist’s work to daily routines. See inside delicate alveoli of the political situation of his time with Instituto replicate–it gives them a connection to a piece lungs and watch single nerve cells bob and Cervantes staff and their teacher, Alexis Del- when they go to a museum and see it,” added weave to music, allowing us to hear. Observe bridge. Harvey Stark, of Instituto Cervantes, Delbridge while being pulled toward a Picas- babies swim by instinct a few weeks after birth, explained to the students that Picasso, in so etching by one of her students. Given their and learn about changes that take place as we Guernica and related pieces, “is not trying to response to the exhibition, it’s difficult to mature. The Human Body offers a scientific represent the event,” but rather, “evoking his imagine that the students might not immedi- look at human anatomy including biological feelings about the event.” Delbridge related ately connect with artwork. These young aspects of procreation and maturation and may Picasso’s politically-inspired art to students’ artists proved that they are not only able but Colgate Center not be appropriate for children under 10. work in response to the events of September also truly eager to relate to art, on technical as Also showing: th NY Waterway 11 and the bombing of Afghanistan. well as emotional levels.# Journey Into Amazing Caves The students then set off, with copies of For information about future exhibits or to (Through March 2002) Guernica in hand, to view the works on dis- plan a class trip to the Instituto Cervantes Ocean Oasis play and to compare the images and themes of call 212-689-4232. (Through June 2002)

LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER Liberty State Park • Jersey City, New Jersey www.lsc.org Lentol Supports NY Aquarium Through the support of Assemblyman Joseph Lentol of School District 14, which encompasses Greenpoint and Williamsburg, the New York Aquarium’s Education Depart- ment received a $10,000 local initiative grant for preparing stu- dents of marine biology. The Aquarium’s Aquaravan, equipped with an instructor, biofacts, curriculum materials and teaching tools, visited fourth and fifth-grade classes to introduce them to the behavior and biology of select animals and the ecology of our wet worlds. The in-school preparation culminated in a “Super Science Day” at the New York Aquarium. Almost 900 students, teach- ers, Assemblyman Lentol and parents participated in science- station explorations involving invertebrate workshops, fish printing, penguin jeopardy games, chalk drawing, shark bio- facts, and dolphin demonstrations.# If you want Aquaravan to visit your school call (718) 265- FISH. Mention Education Update. ■ ■ 8 SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOOLS EDUCATION UPDATE JANUARY 2002

Revival of Radio at Brooklyn Tech

By KATARZYNA KOZANECKA A $10,000 grant from Mary Smart of the when full use of its air waves returns to Smart Foundation will be used towards the WNYE. For example, short segments on which construction of a sound studio at Brooklyn Brooklyn Tech freshmen speak about the Technical High School, where WNYE-FM was transition from junior high to high school could born in 1938. be broadcast between regular programming. James McAndrew and Cecile H. Suffern, Brooklyn Tech already offers many technolo- then English teachers at Brooklyn Tech, creat- gy classes in which students learn about differ- ed WNYE-FM, which has served as the official ent forms of communication, including radio. radio station of the New York City Board of But, the growing relationship with WNYE Education. Brooklyn Tech was home to might lead to enriching hands-on experiences. WNYE-FM until the 1970s, when the station “The kids could work as interns with engineers was moved to a building on nearby Tillary at WNYE,” Dr. Weinberger suggested. “We Street. The grant was awarded to Dr. Sylvia would record excellent-quality tapes which Weinberger, a Brooklyn Tech English teacher, would then air on WNYE. And the tapes could to be used towards the development of a radio be put online so [everyone] can listen to them.” recording studio for the school. Dr. Weinberger Cecile Suffern, who worked at WNYE-FM plans to hire engineers to study the area, design as a writer, producer, and director, says, “In a studio, and estimate its cost. those days, we were enthusiastic newcomers. “To actually build it, we will need three times We had science programs. We had a workshop as much money,” she said. She hopes to attract that met to do dramatic programs. We did the attention of other foundations in order to anything it was possible for us to do on public realize that goal. In the meantime, she will radio.” How to match the interest of that purchase state-of-the-art tape recorders and generation? “It would become a radio club,” organize workshops on the use of radio in the said Dr. Weinberger. To motivate students to classroom, in all subject areas. participate, she would organize contests. Seat Sack™ is the practical answer to home and classroom storage. This patended design “I look forward to exciting and creative Recently, Dr. Weinberger took six groups of (U.S. Pat. Des. 358,731) is made of flame retardant cotton-poly laminated fabric for durability. segments from Tech students,” said Terence students over to Tillary Street, where they O’Driscoll, WNYE’s station manager. In fact, performed radio scripts they had written for the Just slip it over the back of any chair and its integrated pocket will provide convenient, personal, out-of-the-way storage for all kinds of items. several collaborative projects were in the plan- Big Apple Short-Radio-Drama Festival that ning stages until the September 11 attacks in will air on WNYE in the spring. Seat Sack™ comes in sizes to fit classroom and home chairs. The appealing, which WNYC’s tower and facilities were put When asked if the new studio will occupy the informative hanging packaging makes Seat Sack™ easy to display in your stores. out of action. For weeks, WNYC’s programs same space as the original one did, on the 8th Ask how you can have your store name and phone number on each Seat Sack™ sold. were broadcast on WNYE’s frequency. A few floor of the school, Dr. Weinberger said, “I continue to do so. hope so.” It would be a revival of a tradition of Seat Sack™ usually ships within 24 hours. Work on these projects can resume only radio at Brooklyn Tech.#

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Online Publication Provides Students with Unique Learning Opportunities

By MARIE HOLMES before – we’d had a newspaper – and I said, Another advantage of working for the publi- staying at the offices into the early hours of the When asked what he learns at HarlemLive ‘Hey, we could do the same thing that we were cation cited by the students was the opportunity morning with other interns to finish a project. that he didn’t learn in school, 19 year-old Senior doing before except put it on the web for the to meet and work with a variety of professional “We were all so excited about it,” she recalls, as Editor Melvin Johnson shakes his head, laugh- whole world to see.’” journalists, graphic designers, and others, allow- she and Justin laugh at the memory. “I went home ing. “I could go down a list,” he says. “You With several former students, a digital camera ing the staff to begin building a network of pro- with a smiling face and showed my mama.” learn html, you learn programming, networking and a laptop computer, Calton launched fessional contacts at an early age. “Being around A quality publication, of course, requires not skills, public speaking skills . . .” HarlemLive in 1996. The results have since successful people like that makes it seem more only the students’ tireless efforts but also their It was, in fact, an interest in learning html that been given international attention and numerous tangible that you can be like them,” explains access to equipment and space. The organiza- brought Johnson, who had dropped out of high awards. All of the writing, editing, and produc- Danya Steele. The students also agree that they tion, which is currently being funded by a grant school, to HarlemLive two years ago. An article ing is done by the students themselves, with have learned more at HarlemLive about the his- from the Institute for Learning Technologies at in Source magazine pricked his interest in the Calton, still very much the teacher, always there tory of Harlem, and African-American history Teachers College, still struggles to find adequate online publication run by New York City teens. to guide them. From the beginning, the project’s in general, than in their high-schools, where funding. The Teachers College grant runs out in After HarlemLive sent him out on a few stories, goals were not only to train future journalists, such topics were reduced to studying the life of six months, and, says Calton, “we really don’t it became clear that Johnson had a talent for photographers, and webmasters, but also to pro- Martin Luther King, Jr. “every February.” have any direct funding right now.” HarlemLive public speaking. “He got a standing ovation at vide, through the Internet, “a vehicle to expose “I’ve been to parts of Harlem I never knew relies on the support of foundations, corporate Columbia University last October” when he them to different people and places and events.” existed,” says Justin Young, 19, who has been gifts, and donations from the private sector. spoke at a panel discussion, recalls Richard Cal- HarlemLive staffers describe their educational with HarlemLive for two years. “Harlem has a “We’ve always been running on donated space,” ton, HarlemLive’s director. “He has totally experiences at HarlemLive as part technology, rich culture and a rich history.” The publication Calton adds, noting that the program is ready to turned his life around.” Since coming on board part cultural and part career counseling. Trenise also combats stereotypes about young people recruit more staff but won’t be able to due to the as an intern, Johnson has earned his GED, taken Ladson, a 19 year-old student of computer engi- from Harlem and other predominately Black space limitations of its cramped offices at the college courses, taught computer classes, and neering at City College, says that HarlemLive and Latino neighborhoods. “It shows that we’re Playing2Win Community Technology Center worked for an internet start-up company. offers her a first-hand experience in the field capable of being productive,” Steele explains. on 111th street. Melvin Johnson is one of over 40 young peo- shat she hopes to pursue as a career. Danya Despite the long hours – up to six or seven Even in the face of these difficulties, Calton ple who now devote countless hours every week Steele, 17, current editor-in-chief, adds that daily – that these staff members devote to and the students continue to look forward, and to keep their publication up and running at HarlemLive provides a solution to the “never- HarlemLive, in addition to their school commit- hope to soon expand into video reporting. With www.harlemlive.org, the brainchild of former ending cycle” of not being able to find a job ments, their enthusiasm comes across just as enough support, the young professionals at teacher Richard Calton. without having experience, yet not being able to clearly as the benefits that the internships pro- HarlemLive will be using the Internet to share After six years of teaching in the public acquire experience without having a job. “It vide. Trenise Ladson describes the tiny offices as their insight and knowledge with the world for schools, Calton found that he was “sort of frus- gives you leverage in a world that can seem her “home away from home.” She remembers many years to come.# trated with the classroom.” Studying at unbalanced,” she says, referring as much to Teacher’s College during a leave of absence, problems of race and class as to the whims of Calton came up with an idea that could help his the job market. Melvin Johnson says that, for students expand their learning experiences far inner city students, working at HarlemLive is “a beyond the limitations of the traditional class- chance for equal opportunity,” helping individ- room. Seeing how easy it was to publish on the ual students gain work experience and skills as web, and realizing that the Internet boom was well as contributing to the close of the Digital Calendar of Events only just beginning, Calton says, “I called up Divide that separates the tech-savvy from the some of the teens that I’d been working with computer-illiterate. January 2002

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OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS CUNY & BOE Chancellors Propose K-16 System ONORED AT OLUMBIA By SYBIL MAIMIN H C Appearing together to tout a K-16 system that would blend their respective institu- UNIVERSITY’S PHI DELTA KAPPA tions, New York City Schools Chancellor Harold Levy and CUNY Chancellor By POLA ROSEN, Ed.D. Matthew Goldstein spoke of the mutual Faculty House at Columbia Uni- advantages of a partnership. The University versity was the scene of a well- has the strength to help public school teach- attended event recognizing three out- ers and students, and the schools are a nat- standing educators for their many ural feeding ground for the University. In years of service to New York City the College Now program which is current- schools and children. ly in 150 high schools but will eventually While the President of Yale Univer- reach 45,000 students in 230 schools, stu- BOE Chancellor Harold Levy (l) sity recently decried the policy of dents are prepared for college admissions CUNY Chancellor Mathew Goldstein (r) early decision at colleges around the tests and the realities of higher education. nation, Phi Delta Kappa had no prob- Participants do better and graduate from col- based system for all executives, and greater lem deciding early that Superinten- lege in greater numbers than non-participants. efforts are being made to gain alumni support dent Carmen Farina, District 15, In the Teachers Opportunity Program, individ- so that the university can fulfill its revolution- Photos by Andrew Schiff Photos by Brooklyn, Superintendent Tony uals who feel a calling to teach but do not have ary goal of self-generating 50 percent of the (l-r) Dr. Steve Levy, Superintendent Sawyer, Manhattan High Schools and Carmen Farina & Dr. Pola Rosen proper education credits are offered an alterna- funds in its budget. Principal John Mancini, JHS 96 in tive certification program at CUNY. This year, Citing the “natural alliance” between the Brooklyn deserved the honors in 2001. 1300 people, including accountants, doctors, Board of Education and CUNY, Chancellor Carmen Farina garnered the award, and lawyers, were certified. CUNY offers pro- Levy stressed the need for better recruitment “Educator of the Year.” She has been fessional development to upgrade instruction, and professional development so that instruc- a public school teacher for over 30 and the all-important administrative and man- tional standards are upgraded and the best years, spending 20 years as a class- agement skills needed by principals and others CUNY graduates become teachers in New York room teacher in a variety of grades. in school leadership positions. public schools. “The budget is not pretty As a curriculum coordinator she was Most of CUNY’s 400,000 students are from throughout the city,” explained Chancellor the author of a multicultural/interdis- the broad spectrum that is New York City, and Levy, “but children must be educated and we ciplinary program called “Making many city teachers are CUNY graduates. will make do with limited resources.” Connections” that was replicated in Determined to build distinguished academic The chancellors’ joint appearance was before every district in New York City. This programs that attract top city students, last year the Board of the New York Chapter of the program focused on using social CUNY launched its first ever Honors College, American Jewish Committee, which presented studies as a vehicle for learning all which attracted 1600 applicants, most with $50,000 from its 9/11 Fund to the Board of curriculum areas and was ultimately SATs over 1300. Two hundred and fourteen Education’s Twin Towers Fund. In accepting published and distributed by the (l-r) Dr. Steve Levy, Superintendent were admitted; with support from major foun- the gift, Chancellor Levy noted that the school NYC Board of Education throughout Tony Sawyer & Dr. Pola Rosen dations, future numbers will be larger. Overall system “had been through a lot,” and “the con- the city. She was an Associate Pro- admission standards have been raised. Manage- tribution is recognition of the work critical to fessor at Bank Street Principal’s Institute where social studies and English quickly rising to an ment is being improved with a performance- the city that has to be done.” # she developed a policy and curriculum course assistant principal at Park West High School in that focused on developing citywide leaders. She Manhattan and then Principal of Tilden High currently serves as a member of Teachers Col- School in Brooklyn in 1992. Today, as Superin- lege Reading and Writing Institute Think Tank. tendent of Manhattan High Schools he supervises Superintendent Tony Sawyer received the 38 high schools and 46,000 students. During his award “Superintendent of the Year.” He began in tenure, regents as well as attendance scores have the NYC public school system teaching math, increased dramatically. He believes that technolo- gy and learning are synonymous and ensures that all schools have state of the art computers. He has School Safety M.O.L.T. instituted a software program to track information (Management, Operations, Legal & Technology) on student progress and has paved the way for the Certificate Course: IBM Learning Village, which helps teachers pre- pare and share effective lessons. Parents can check on their children’s progress DATE: March 21, 2002 through AwareParent.com. Sawyer is currently LOCATION: Quality Hotel working on his doctorate at Teachers College. John Mancinci received the award “Principal Hempstead, NY (Long Island) of the Year.” His work with parents, teachers and TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m children is legendary. With numerous awards under his belt, he has had illustrious politicians (l-r) John Mancini & Dr. Steve Levy and visitors to his school throughout the years.# This M.O.L.T. 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Schools for Pregnant Girls CAREERS By ANDREW SCHIFF mothers would feel safe so that their education- Kuki Gallmann: Living the African Dream Back in 1965, a school was founded to help al needs and the health needs of their children deal with the growing phenomena of infant would be met. By TOM KERTES mortality and premature births among teen The primary problem that needed to be Not too many people live a life that is fasci- mothers in the most depressed areas of New solved in educating teens was simply class nating enough to have an Academy-Award York City. Schools for Pregnant Girls sought attendance. Though many of the girls who were winning film based on it. But, Kuki Gallmann, to solve the most crucial question faced by the referred to the Health Insurance Plan of Greater a person clearly driven to gain a genuinely growth of teen pregnancy in the city school NY came from a variety of sources, the largest meaningful life, is one of those rare people. system: How could the city effectively educate group, one hundred and thirty two to be exact, “Kim Basinger was good with the script she young teens while helping them to tend to the were referred mainly by the NYC Board of had,” says Gallmann, whose amazing story is health and emotional needs of their children? Education’s Bureau of Attendance. Enlight- told in the film I Dream of Africa. The follow- The Schools for Pregnant Girls came about ened educators understood that all children ing interview was conducted via email with when the Children’s Bureau, in 1964, gave a between the ages of five and seventeen were Kuki Gallmann. grant to the Health Insurance Plan of Greater entitled to an education, however up until the The film was based on Gallmann’s autobiog- Kuki Gallmann, Baby Sveva New York to create the Upper Manhattan early 1960s, until Arthur Clinton, director of raphy, now translated into over 20 languages. & Emanuele Maternity Project after they had performed sep- the Bureau of Attendance, amended the rules, “The film is a film,” she says. “But the book arate studies on teen pregnancy that shed light any female who was pregnant could be dis- was the real story.” through life meaningful–I decided to dedicate on the growing problem. charged from attending school due to her And, what a story it was! Gallmann, who my life and resources to saving the environ- First, the Children’s Bureau cited a national inability to participate in physical activities. In used to dream about Africa ever since she was ment of Kenya and started the Gallmann report by the Bureau of Statistics that showed this atmosphere of prejudice and in an era that a little girl and confesses to having read “every Memorial Foundation.” approximately seven million people in the was not tolerant of pre-marital sexual relations, available book about it”, first visited the conti- Established in 1984, the Foundation carried United States were listed as having been born let alone teen pregnancy, teen girls were often nent as a teenager when she traveled to the the specific mandate of creating a ranch that out of wedlock and many were receiving some intimidated from continuing with their educa- Sahara Desert with her father. She visited would demonstrate the harmonious coexistence form of welfare. Furthermore, reports carried tion. Many feared that they would be ridiculed Africa again in 1970 and after having fallen of man and the environment and of exploring out by Fern Jaffe, Case Consultant for Health by their teachers, as well as their classmates. deeply in love with the land she moved to new ways of combining development and con- Insurance Plan of Greater New York, related That is when the Upper Manhattan Maternity Kenya with her husband and son in 1972. servation. Among other things, Gallmann cre- another alarming fact that young unmarried Project (UMMP) embarked on a housing solu- Two years later, the family bought Ol Ari ated a Black Rhino Sanctuary and a Wildlife mothers were at an exceptionally “high-risk” tion. “Housing,” according to Henri A. Belfon, Nyiro, a 100,000 acre cattle ranch in northern Preserve on the ranch. due to their reluctance to seek care during their then the Division Supervisor of Attendance, Kenya with the largest available wildlife of Still, the number one pride of the Foundation pregnancy. “would create an atmosphere where teens could black rhino–as well as a plethora of elephant, has become the Laikipia Wilderness Centre for With this in mind, various educators sought buffalo, and leopard–in all of Africa. Around Environmental Education, due to its wide- to create an environment in which teens and continued on page 37 1980, as Kenya encountered a serious poaching reaching impact. problem from the north (Somalia), the family “After losing my son, I wanted other chil- hired a security force of over 30 rangers to dren–especially the children of Africa who can- secure the elephants and rhinos. not afford to go to National Parks–to experi- “This was the first private anti-poaching ence the pride and marvel of learning about squad anywhere,” says Gallmann. “The situa- their own environment,” says Gallmann. “And tion with the animals was truly tragic. It was I also wanted them to learn about improving also profoundly life-changing for me as it made conservation and introduce them to the notion me become very deeply involved in conserva- of environmental stewardship.” tion of wildlife.” Gallmann explained that she wrote I Dream In March of 1980, Gallmann encountered of Africa because she “wanted to tell the story great tragedy in her own life: her husband as it happened. It may read like a novel but it’s Paolo died in an auto accident while transport- all real. And the pain was overcome with posi- ing a crib for his unborn daughter to his home. tive action–this is what people need.” Then three years later her 17-year-old son, “There is a common denominator among par- Emanuele, a passionate herpetologist, was ents who have lost children,” said Gallmann. killed on the eve of leaving for Stanford Uni- “And, the way in which I spoke about it creat- versity while attempting to extract venom to ed a resonance in many hearts. 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BY JOAN BAUM, Ph.D. individuals as pos- with which the College is moving to respond to Though not as well known perhaps as some sible. On average, the extraordinary explosion of information, other medical schools in the New York City he points out, doc- particularly in light of the genome project. His area, the School of Medicine at New York Med- tors spend eight related priorities for students, he says, are med- ical College in Valhalla, in Westchester County, minutes with their ical research and getting students to learn how is hardly a well-kept secret. Most people are patients. The Dean to explore what they need to know. “Take particularly aware of the 140 year-old private clearly wants his AIDS,” for example. “The Internet can access health sciences university through its teaching own graduates to 100,000 sites, but which ones are of value?” affiliation with St. Vincent’s Hospital and Med- spend more. He sets When he speaks of graduating “well trained” ical Center and with Metropolitan Hospital, a model in this students, Dean O’Connell means those who are two of the busiest medical complexes in the regard. Reflecting not only up-to-date but those whose basic sci- City, though some may also know of the Col- on the events of ence skills are solidly in place; whose clinical lege’s outreach with a foster care agency in the September 11th he work has taught them the value of getting to Bronx. It is St. Vincent’s, however, where New notes that he was know their patients; and whose disposition to York Medical College students were recently able to get down- incorporate the training they receive in medical most visible. At least 50 third-year students town the next day, ethics courses represents real commitment. were working there on September 11th and saw an “eerie experi- Ethics, in fact, infuses three years at New York the chaos in the streets, helped out where they ence,” and spoke to Medical College, starting with courses in prin- could, and then realized with growing horror students who saw ciples and moving on to case analyses, thus the next day what it meant when patients the second plane hit paralleling the principles/case history track in stopped arriving. and who subse- the sciences. The difference between the bucolic Hudson quently were wit- Dr. Ralph O’Connell became Dean of New Valley campus where students live and study ness to the desola- York Medical College’s 1,600-member student and the heady urban scene, with its constant tion of families and body, he says, because he enjoys working on supply of emergency room patients felled by friends who kept various and complex issues and talking with drugs and violence, is certainly appreciated by descending on the students and colleagues, though obviously all the Dean and Provost of New York Medical hospital, looking the conversations have obviously not prevented College, Dr. Ralph A. O’Connell, who is also for names or bod- him from pursuing his own research, much of it Vice-Chairman, Emeritus of the Department of Dean Ralph A. O’Connell ies. And then, when in the areas of psychiatry, psychopharmacology Psychiatry at St. Vincent’s. The Dean, a gradu- the anthrax scares and psychopathology. The Dean is also an ate of Cornell Medical College, is proud of materialized, these active community member, serving as both an New York Medical College’s unique position in fessionals, who, reportedly, “score markedly same students faced surging crowds insisting elected and appointed board member of the state: the only academic biomedical and higher than the national average in standardized on nasal swabs. Were the students traumatized? schools, charities, councils and clubs, including pharmaceutical research institution between tests.” Close to half the diverse student body Did they waver about staying in medicine? the Archdiocese of New York, with which New New York City and Albany. The College is also are women, and graduates can be found in 98 There is no hesitation. The Dean is soft-spoken York Medical College is affiliated, though not a resource for community physicians and facul- medical centers across the country. but swift and confident: “No.” in a formal legal or fiscal way. # ty, a place of employment for area residents, A typical class has 185 students, “rather Dean O’Connell is proud of his curriculum, Valhalla in Teutonic lore may be the resting contributing to the economy of the region, and, large,” the Dean acknowledges, but for that rea- of the fact that New York Medical College had place of the heroes, but clearly, for Dean most of all, a competitive medical school edu- son even more challenging to deliver the best already incorporated new emphases demanded O’Connell it is the birthplace of heroes to cating physicians, scientists and healthcare pro- medical education with as much attention to by a world facing bio-terrorism, and of the care come. 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EDITED By HERMAN ROSEN, M.D. mechanism by which diseases such as ical College – Drs. Roberto Levi and Randi Sil- Dr. Levi adds that it is important to put the Alzheimer’s may progress, as well as potential ver – report on studies showing how the activa- relationship between arrhythmia and histamine New Methods of Treating and strategies by which a person’s risk for those tion of a histamine receptor, the H3-receptor, in perspective. Severe arrhythmias can result Screening From Alzheimer’s diseases might be measured, or by which the limits this release of noradrenaline via two from the release of large amounts of histamine to Cancer disease might even be treated. The goal would independent systems, based on the intracellular which stimulates the heart’s H2-receptors when be to find specific drugs that would lower the concentrations of calcium and sodium. The there is a massive allergic reaction. In most A new mechanism for cell survival and cell levels of proneurotrophins and raise the levels research suggests a novel, potential therapeutic myocardial ischemia, only a small amount of death – a paradigm describing the regulation of of cleaved neurotrophins in the nervous system. approach to heart attack, or to myocardial histamine is released in the heart, and its effect the growth factors called neurotrophins–has The neurotrophins (molecules that were ini- ischemia in general. on the H3-receptors is favorable, tending to been discovered by scientists in the Division of tially identified nearly 50 years ago by the sci- Histamine is a chemical found in many tis- reduce the release of noradrenaline. The H3- Hematology–Oncology at Weill Cornell Medical entist Rita Levi-Montelcini) can also play a sues in the body, and the H3-receptor is the receptor needs only a little histamine to be College. Their findings, recently published in critical role in the response of blood vessels to third important receptor to have been discov- stimulated, whereas the H2-receptor needs Science, have implications for new treatments injury. Thus, Dr. Hempstead’s findings have ered for it. The H1-receptor produces allergies, much more, and the H1-receptor still more. # and methods of screening for conditions ranging important implications in atherosclerosis, as and blocking this receptor is how antihista- Dr. Herman Rosen is Clinical Professor of from Alzheimer’s disease to atherosclerosis. well as for the important field of blood vessel mines work. The H2-receptor is involved in the Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell Neurotrophins are peptide growth factors that formation, or angiogenesis. secretion of stomach acid and its discovery has University. act upon different cells, though the Weill Cor- To combat atherosclerosis, strategies using led to remedies for duodenal ulcer. The H3- nell scientists focused on neurons and cells neurotrophins could be employed to promote receptor may prove to be as important as the from blood vessels. Most growth factors, Dr. blood vessel growth in regions where the blood first two if Drs. Levi and Silver’s research leads Barbara L. Hempstead, Professor of Medicine, supply has been compromised by disease. to practical results. explains, exhibit a single action on a class of The findings also extend to cancer. To fight The authors observed the results of exposing cells. Some growth factors cause cells to prolif- cancer, a strategy may be to promote the bind- neuroblastoma cells to an H3-receptor agonist erate; others cause them to die. 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Approaching Learning Differences: People with Disabilities Lend Dr. Mel Levine at Bank Street College of Education a Hand to Olympic Effort By MARIE HOLMES come their weak- As the number of children who are labeled nesses. Integration By PAUL SMOLLER “learning-disabled” and diagnosed with behav- into the classroom Young adults from ioral disorders such as ADHD seems to be con- is certainly a goal; YAI/National Institute for stantly increasing, parents, educators, and, of however, “we’re People with Disabilities are course, the students themselves, are left won- not saying that lending their support to the dering what these labels mean and how they [teachers] have to effort to bring the 2012 affect the classroom dynamic. With the 1997 do it alone,” Olympic Games to New York Individuals with Disabilities Education Act explains Wurtzel. City. now up for review, learning disabilities are “Sometimes they NYC 2012 contacted YAI once again the center of national debate. need special help.” in late December to see if Despite the fact that these labels themselves The workshops their volunteers with devel- often prove useless in helping a student to over- are designed to help opmental and learning dis- come difficulties, the recent focus on contro- teachers learn how Dr. Mel Levine abilities could work with versial topics such as Ritalin has heightened to make accurate 2012 volunteers to assemble awareness of learning disabilities in general. observations about a student’s learning and and pack 1,740 snow globes, It’s not only children with dyslexia or ADHD then use these observations to help the student featuring the Empire State Young adults from YAI/National Institute for People with that struggle with their personal strengths and overcome his difficulties. “What we like to do Buildin and five colored Disabilities lend support to bring 2012 Olympics to NYC weaknesses in the classroom. Maybe a student is label the phenomena, not the student,” says rings. The snow globes are understands concepts but has trouble express- Wurtzel. “You may need a label to get funding, being sent to donors, friends and supporters of efits. The YAI volunteers are doing productive ing them in written form, or perhaps he’s but that label doesn’t help you help your stu- NYC 2012. work for NYC 2012 and are contributing to unwilling to complete an assignment simply dent.” “Since our guys are already involved in vol- society. At the same time, they are changing the because he can’t break it down into smaller Funding, and the guidelines imposed by the unteerism, this really helps them connect with public’s perception about the abilities of people steps and sees only the larger picture. “In every Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, is their community and play a big part in a major with disabilities. Meanwhile, NYC 2012 is get- classroom there are children who are marginal- not the only factor influencing the trend to label event such as bringing the Olympics to the ting enthusiastic, dedicated workers who are ized...at different times of the day, in different students as learning disabled. Wurtzel voices city,” said Gary Milchman, Coordinator of getting the job done on a tight schedule. subject areas,” explains Clare Wurtzel, Director the concerns of many parents, students, and YAI’s Manhattan Day Treatment Program. “I like working with different people” said of the Urban Schools Attuned professional educators when she asks, “Are there more kids “Just like anyone, when they feel good about Luis, a YAI volunteer. “I like putting the snow development program at Bank Street College with learning disabilities because we’re check- their jobs, they feel good about themselves.” globes in the bubble packs.” of Education. ing more? Or do teachers not have the tools, Marilyn Shaw, Director of Volunteer Ser- YAI’s participants have enjoyed being part of Urban Schools Attuned is one of several and label kids, sending them out of the class- vices for NYC 2012, had tried desperately to a team, according to Karen Abbe, YAI’s senior national training sites for the Schools Attuned room?” solicit volunteers for the project and found a supervisor at Manhattan Day. “We have people program, based on the neuro-developmental The program seems to have been successful willing group when she contacted YAI. Nearly of all different functioning levels working on research of Dr. Mel Levine at the University of in helping teachers manage learning differ- 50 young adults from programs in Manhattan different parts of the job,” she added. “People North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr. Levine is a co- ences. In a national survey, over 80 percent of and Queens have been working side-by-side with disabilities are seen traditionally as bene- founder of the All Kinds of Minds Institute, an past Schools Attuned participants reported with members of NYC 2012’s Volunteer Team. fiting from volunteer work. Our participants organization dedicated to the understanding of enhanced understanding of student learning “NYC 2012 volunteers were so excited once like giving back to the community.” differences in learning. Urban Schools Attuned and 77 percent felt that they better understood they heard about working with the young adults And for the volunteers from NYC 2012, the seeks to help teachers understand and effec- their students’ behavior. In addition, 20 percent from YAI,” Ms. Shaw said. “This is such a good experience has been just as satisfying. tively manage learning differences in the class- reported that they stayed in the profession way for us to give back to a community of vol- “When I was leaving I got three hugs from room, paying special attention to the concerns another year as a result of their Schools unteers who we really don’t know that well.” YAI volunteers,“ Ms. Shaw said. “You won’t of New York City teachers. Attuned training. This type of volunteer effort has mutual ben- experience that volunteer relationship any- Central to the Schools Attuned philosophy is Approximately 500 teachers have attended where else. I love working with them.” the belief that teachers and other educators who the Urban Schools Attuned workshops at Bank gram. Urban Schools Attuned requires that a For more information about giving YAI vol- work directly with students are in the best posi- Street each year since the program’s inception minimum of three teachers from a school unteers a chance to do good work in your com- tion to recognize and manage learning differ- in 1998. The Board of Education provides attend the training, so that each will be able to munity, please contact Carolyn Horn, supervi- ences. Teachers use neuro-developmental funding for up to four teachers from each receive on-going support, and in hopes that the sor of community outreach for YAI’s day ser- research to help them understand the various school to receive the training each year, as well complex language of learning differences, as vices department, at 212-273-2165.# ways in which students learn, to recognize pat- as for on-going support staff within the schools opposed to the stark labels of learning disabil- Paul Smoller, M.A., C.C.C., is director of terns in students’ learning differences and to themselves. Participants receive professional ities, becomes a way of talking about children Day Services for YAI/National Institute for use students’ passions and strengths to over- development credit upon completing the pro- in the school.# People with Disabilities.

APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS: WHAT CAN IT DO FOR MY CHILD? By STEPHEN C. LUCE, PH.D. parent’s perspective in Let Me Hear Your Voice: Certification Board (www.BACB.com) provide whose answers provide assurance that selected AND GEORGE LINKE, PSY.D. A Family’s Triumph Over Autism. guidelines for certification that help you choose professionals are a good match for the individu- In last month’s article, “Understanding Applied Importantly, however, the procedures used by professionals qualified to use ABA. als requiring services. No professional should Behavior Analysis,” we reviewed some relevant Dr. Lovaas and other professionals originated We generally recommend that you inquire question a parent who examines a professional’s elements of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). from many rigorously studied techniques that about a professional’s level of expertise before level of experience with similar individuals and Here we provide readers with information about were extensively reported in professional jour- selecting someone to provide behavioral pro- their rate of success. Local universities and col- how they can find clinicians to help them use nals these last 40 years. And procedures shown to gramming for a child. While much of the day-to- leges can be very helpful in unearthing skilled behavioral techniques with their children, stu- be so successful for young children with autism day work in a behavioral program can be com- professionals. Since ABA experts come from dents, or clients. can be adapted for virtually all special education pleted by individuals with minimal credentials, several different disciplines, consumers can Throughout the 1990s, many professionals students, no matter what their age. In addition, do their supervisors should 1) hold a master’s or approach Psychology, Education, Special Educa- became interested in ABA and its use with young not believe those who suggest ABA is a new fad, doctorate in a human service field, 2) have expe- tion, or Social Work Departments at local col- children with autism. The impressive success or useful only for young children. ABA has been rience working with individuals similar to the leges and universities. For further assistance feel reported in 1987 by Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas, Professor shown to be very useful for child—such experience should include a free to contact us at www.melmark.org or call of Psychology at UCLA, showed that with inten- typically developing children. practicum or internship under the supervision of Melmark Inc., in Pennsylvania at 1-888-MEL- sive early intervention, ABA can significantly The confusion about ABA may stem from the an experienced behavior analyst—and 3) main- MARK. impact most young children with autism. In fact, fact that many professionals have not been tain membership in the Association of Behavior Stephen C. Luce, Ph.D. is Vice President of a sizeable minority of children studied proceeded trained in its use. While physicians, teachers, Analysis or one of its chapters. Clinical Programming, Training and Research with their school careers after pre-school without school administrators, psychologists, and social In choosing a human service professional to for Melmark, Inc. George P. Linke, Psy.D. is the the need for additional special education support. workers require licenses to work in their fields, help design behavioral interventions, remember Senior Executive Director of Programs and Today, many of these former students lead nor- they may not be knowledgeable about the use or that certification and other forms of professional Operations for Melmark, Inc. Melmark is a day mal professional and personal lives. In 1993, benefits of ABA. Some states now certify Behav- credentials do not guarantee good service. Be and residential program for children and adults Catherine Maurice provided a beautifully writ- ior Analysts, but at this point, that process is just selective and seek the advice of pediatricians or with developmental disabilities in Berwyn, Penn- ten, detailed account of an ABA program from a beginning. Organizations like Behavior Analyst other professionals you trust. Also, ask questions sylvania just outside of Philadelphia.# 18 SPECIAL EDUCATION ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ JANUARY 2002

PARENTS MAKE A GROUP HOME A REALITY By POLA ROSEN, Ed.D. one of the children from the early intervention to Cea, if you didn’t know what an IEP (individu- Dr. Christine Cea is the parent of Stephanie, a program. alized education plan required by law) consisted 30-year-old daughter with severe mental retarda- According to Cea, the early intervention pro- of, then you couldn’t ask for short or long term tion and physical disabilities who lives in a group grams are much more effective today because goals for your child. “We were very trusting then home, the LoFaso House, run by community they identify developmental delays at zero age and were appreciative of the program because resources in Staten Island. with the goal of getting children into regular there were no choices. Today parents are very “We were fortunate because Stephanie was kindergarten. The mindset is different; there are savvy and will even bring lawyers to meetings.” born on the cusp of new legislation starting with more choices today. Thirty years ago, there was Dr. Cea’s advice to new parents of disabled early intervention at the age of about two. There only one program. Today, doctors are calling cen- children would be to educate themselves on their was no public education and I was fortunate to ters to refer infants to programs and everyone has rights and the rights, educational and otherwise of have a neurologist who said she should be with free access. their children. The information is out there; you other people and we should take her with us for At the age of four, Stephanie started public must look for it. Cea sits on the executive board of stimulation wherever we went. I appreciated that school. While Dr. Cea preferred the safety of the the Staten Island Developmental Disabilities because many doctors were not saying that small private school, the new law, PL 94-142 Council. There’s one in every borough. “It’s although it was an accepted practice at the time. (1975) mandated that public schools provide the important to get involved.” There are Committees He never advocated putting her into Willowbrook most appropriate setting for each handicapped on Special Education, (CSE) and on Preschool [a state-run institution in Staten Island for children child. The problem was that teachers were not Special Education (CPSE). Parents must prepare with mental retardation].” really prepared to deal with children like themselves for those meetings, which can be Finding a program was difficult partly because Stephanie who needed to be toilet trained. Teach- tough at times. Each district has a Committee on Stephanie wasn’t walking, which was odd ers appeared to be unhappy with the new law. Dr. Special Education which discusses transitions in The LoFaso House, a community because many children with cerebral palsy are Cea went into school, toilet trained Stephanie and children’s lives. Parents don’t always know they residence in Staten Island non-ambulatory, but even programs serving chil- stayed to help make the transition smooth. can say “no.” Parents must know how to become dren with cerebral palsy preferred ambulatory “As a parent, it’s always been important to me advocates. four years to finally get the house open. Accord- individuals at the time. to have a good relationship with the school staff. Stephanie went on to attend the Hungerford ing to Dr. Cea, there were extras that the parents “Finally we found a program at Staten Island It was a little harder in the larger atmosphere of School and the Occupational Training Center wanted and paid for: extra bathrooms for example Aid for Retarded Children that included physical the public school. I was always active and got (OTC) in Staten Island. At the age of 18, and central air conditioning. Today, parents can and occupational therapy and also included peo- involved in the monthly parent meetings. It was Stephanie entered a group home. “We were pio- choose to supply extra money for weekly outings, ple who came for home visits from an agency, a my way of coping.” neers,” said Dr. Cea. “Most group homes were pizza parties and clothes. Throughout the process, staff person knowledgeable in child develop- Camp was a wonderful alternative for the sum- composed of post-institutionalized people. This the greatest sources of support, according to Cea, ment,” said Cea. “As a parent I was thrilled with mer, the Rabbi Block School in Brooklyn. “We group home was started by parents who had were the other families. The LoFaso House was the program; everyone loved the children and I were a group of parents who could have afforded known each other and planned to be very active in named in memory of one of the original group of met other parents.” a private camp but there weren’t any. All of us the home.” The parents bought the house, totally children, Gary LoFaso, who died. According to Dr. Cea, a parent support group loved our children and never considered the alter- renovated it and worked with the local agency, Community residences are the choice of most has been of utmost importance throughout the native of residential schools, particularly at that Staten Island Aid, in setting up the program. handicapped people with disabilities and are pro- years. In fact, the parents she bonded with almost time, when the abuses at Willowbrook were hit- There was some community opposition to our vided by the state at age 21. Many waiting lists thirty years ago still get together for dinner annu- ting the press.” residence but it was easily surmounted because face families in every part of New York City. ally even though two of the children have died. One of the difficulties at the time was that par- we had selected an older, unsaturated neighbor- Governor George Pataki wants to have zero wait- Stephanie lives in the LoFaso Home today with ents were not apprised of their rights. According hood with a great deal of property. Dr. Cea was ing lists in five years. Cea points out other needs: told that ten people were needed to open the group more staff and better staff pay. With IRAs there home. The parents had only six; Staten Island Aid are many more choices today. And agencies have provided the additional four people. If the parents learned to work with families, which is a good made any errors, it was in accepting the addition- thing because parents are much more proactive al people. today. The parents did not know that they could insist A high ratio of staff to residents prevails: one to upon a smaller setting, the prevalent style today. every two people plus a manager, an assistant Today, thanks to Individualized Residential Alter- manager psychologist, social worker, and nurse native (IRA), it is even acceptable to have one or comprise the team which rotates among several two people living in a community residence. homes. There are different types of group resi- The greatest obstacles were money (architects dences: ICF (intermediate care facility), support- and attorneys had to be hired) and the slow ed living for people who can live semi-indepen- bureaucratic actions of the state. It took about Continued on next page Lenore Ruben, CSW, BS Special Ed

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ogist is at Fordham University at the Center for GROUP HOME Ethics on Education, doing research on mental continued from prior page retardation. Her story is a living testament to the power of love, to the power of parents to alter the dently, and IRAs which are community residen- way in which society treats our children. tial alternatives. Stephanie lives in an ICF because Pola Rosen, Ed.D. earned her doctorate in spe- she and her friends require extra care. cial education at Teachers College in 1980. “We, the parents are still advocates; we still Additional resources for parents: watch, we participate. I never expected not to do Agencies that operate group homes currently that. Who else will speak for my daughter. It’s are YAI (Young Adult Institute/National Institute been a long road; it’s meant changing people’s for People with Disabilities) and AHRC (Associ- attitudes and changing people’s minds. The whole ation for Help of Retarded Children) and local field has changed. Having more families involved agencies in your area. Contact your local Devel- in group homes will improve services and the opmental Disabilities Council: Bronx, Brooklyn, way people think about group homes.”# Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan. For help con- Christine Cea, Ph.D. a developmental psychol- tact us at [email protected]

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By MARYLENA MANTAS stands as the nation’s largest comprehensive The State University of New York is grow- system of higher education. ing! Seeking to attract more students from the In 2001, SUNY came a step closer to meeting Metropolitan area to its 64 campuses, the State the Chancellor’s goal of attracting $5 billion in University of New York (SUNY) recently new resources for the University over the opened a new Metropolitan Recruitment Center course of five years. in midtown Manhattan. The center hopes to “I am pleased to report that funding for spon- better disseminate information about SUNY to sored activity, including research, climbed to high school students, their parents and guid- almost $594 million last year—almost $100 ance counselors and to better assist them with million more than we had just two years ago,” the college application process. said King, who has considered it “important to “The New York City metropolitan area is change the basic culture of the university as it very important to SUNY; we welcome New pertains to fundraising…we have not had a York City high school students on our campus- long history of soliciting philanthropic sup- es,” said SUNY Chancellor Robert King. port.” The Chancellor cited diversity as one of the The university, however, can boast of having most important elements brought to SUNY by a longstanding relationship with its Russian students from the metropolitan area, who con- counterparts. The 27-year relationship led to stitute approximately 25 percent of the univer- the recent establishment of a unique exchange sity’s applicants each year. program that allows SUNY students to earn a “They and the diversity they bring to the uni- joint degree from their home institution and versity enhance the environment on our cam- Moscow State University. puses,” said King. Arrangements are already underway to estab- The expansion of facilities is one of many lish a similar partnership with the Istanbul general increases that are taking place through- Technical University in Turkey. out SUNY these days. In the past five years “We view Turkey as an important country enrollment has been experiencing a similar SUNY Chancellor, Robert King (center) cuts the ribbon at the University’s new strategically to the US,” said King. “We found trend. In 2001 enrollment stood at 383,153 stu- Metropolitan Recruitment Center, located at 420 Lexington Ave. in Manhattan. the Turks very willing and amenable to this dents, up 2.3 percent since the fall of 2000. program.” Full-time undergraduate enrollment was the above 90 percent. Hudson Valley Community College recently. The faculty participating in the joint degree highest in the university’s history—235, 548— “The combination of our growing reputation “The record number of students choosing the programs, which provides students with an up 4.4 per cent from the fall of 2000. Selectivi- and focused recruitment efforts contributed to State University speaks not only to the Univer- option to make use of distance learning, or to ty was also on the rise in 2001 with 40 percent significant enrollment growth for the fifth con- sity’s capacity to provide a superb education, study in Turkey and Moscow for a certain peri- of the incoming class having scored above secutive year,” said King during his annual but also to the quality of our campuses, thanks od of time, have been collaborating to create a 1,200 on the SAT and a grade point average report to the Board of Trustees delivered at to the $2 bil- joint curriculum lion invest- that will meet the ment in our program’s needs. building and As King noted, infrastruc- among other Serving the New York City ture that is things, the joint being made program seeks to under the prepare a more Education Community leadership international of Governor workforce and Pataki. In provide SUNY short, we are students with an becoming advantage when the institu- they enter the job tion of market. choice for “Think of the New York State’s college-going population, to advantage our graduates will have when they an extent unequalled in our history.” approach a prospective employer with a resume Raising the status of SUNY has been one of demonstrating degrees earned from both King’s main goals, since December of 1999 SUNY and Moscow State or Istanbul Technical

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TOILET LEARNING AT THE If you ask Dr. McCune… BANK STREET FAMILY CENTER Every Child is an Individual By DIANA MUSA you must determine whether your child has the After many decades of Staff volunteered for these innovative assign- Many parents of toddlers begin to wonder when physical control necessary to hold and release enforced segregation in ments which would require close collaboration. it’s time to make the developmental move from his/her bowels at appropriate times. “contained” classrooms, There would always be two staff members in diapers to underwear. How do you know it’s time Many of the toddlers at the Bank Street Family often labeled with diag- each classroom, and planning would need to to start toileting your child? At the Bank Street Center that have demonstrated some of these signs noses that quickly became pejorative, children include the team of four, initially with consul- Family Center, we look for signs of readiness, of readiness are provided several opportunities with disabilities gained the right to inclusion tation from GSE faculty. This structure kept signs from the child that tell us he/she is ready to during the day to practice using the toilet or potty. with their peers in the least restrictive environ- costs for the school district down, as the special begin using the potty or toilet. While some of these children are still exploring ment compatible with their needs. Over this education staff were freed for inclusion duty by First we try to ascertain that there is nothing the idea of using the potty and will sit on it fully same period of time the inappropriate over- incorporating the number of their assigned stu- emotionally challenging currently happening in clothed or with their diapers on, still others are identification of disabilities in racial and lin- dents into the inclusion classrooms. the child’s life. For example, a recent transition or competent and take great pleasure in being able to guistic minority children has been recognized Once special education teachers join the change in home/school life or the child’s mastery use the toilet independently. All of the children and sharply declined. Today the recognition of broader classroom team their emphasis on indi- of a new developmental skill. If something else is begin to learn the routine of using the bathroom, a range of specific learning disabilities, in addi- vidual needs can find more complete expres- already going on, asking a child to focus their making a pee or poop, wiping oneself, flushing the tion to those of sufficient severity to warrant sion. At Lincoln PDS the teams do not divide mental, emotional and physical resources on toilet and washing hands with soap and water. special education has reduced the stigma asso- responsibility by disability status, but by child something as consuming as toilet-training might Many of the children enjoy the social aspect of ciated with disability and opened the door to levels in various subjects, by subject matter be asking too much at the time. toileting, watching and noticing their friends. greater recognition of the needs of all children interest on the part of staff and by staff talent, The most important sign of readiness is your Some of the older children also use their develop- for some individual attention to their learning which for special education teachers includes child’s interest in toileting. Does your child want ing language skills to explore their ideas about needs. recognizing and designing approaches to meet to imitate you and like to watch you as you (or a some basic gender differences. Teachers support At the Lincoln Professional Development the special learning needs of all students. A vis- sibling) use the toilet? this development, and listen to the children as they School (PDS) in New Brunswick, NJ, partner- itor finds it impossible to identify the “identi- Another sign of readiness is a growing aware- notice and talk about each other’s genitals and the ship with the Rutgers University Graduate fied” students in the inclusion classroom, and ness of one’s bowel movements. This can be nature and quality of their various poops and pees. School of Education (GSE) led faculty at the the children themselves seem to see each other demonstrated in various ways. For example, has It is important to remember that toileting school to design a program of full inclusion for as peers, all individual, all similar. In the four your toddler begun to seek out a corner of the requires a great amount of control and mastery of children with disabilities that suited an eco- years since this program began, the original room or go behind a chair to pee or poop? And, is a complex mix of feelings. Curiosity, indepen- nomically poor urban school. In two years of inclusive grade four has grown to include your toddler beginning to express discomfort dence, autonomy, pride, fear and shame are just study and planning Lincoln faculty visited grades four to eight, and grades K to three all when they have a wet or soiled diaper and demand some of those feelings. For toileting to be success- other schools, attended professional develop- now include children with disabilities with to be changed immediately? ful, it is important to follow your child’s lead, to ment seminars, and worked to determine what appropriate support. # Some other signs are if your child is staying dry encourage, and celebrate the successes, to “inclusion” could mean for their students. They for long periods of time and their bowel move- empathize with and encourage through the set- evolved a team approach, where for a given Dr. Lorraine McCune is a professor at the ments are becoming predictable. This information backs and accidents. Parents and teachers should grade level two non-special education teachers, Rutgers University Graduate School of Educa- will help you when you do decide to start toileting, try to keep it a no-to-low pressure endeavor. a special education teacher, and a teaching tion and serves as advisor to educational toy as you will use these predictable times to offer Diana Musa is Head Teacher in a mixed-aged assistant would develop two grade level class- company, General Creation. She can be them the potty/toilet. mixed-ability classroom at the Bank Street Family rooms including approximately 15 non-identi- reached at www.generalcreation.com in the Lastly, before attempting to toilet your child, Center. fied and five special education students in each. “Ask Dr. McCune” section.

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Warm up those wintry nights with read-aloud stories sure to please all ages. PICTURE BOOK: AGES 3 THRU 6 Melissa Sweet. (HarperCollins, 32 pp., Children’s Software Reviews Molly and the Magic Wishbone by Barbara $15.95). Twenty-seven poems in the voices of McClintock. (Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 32 pp., a seashell, a cat, a tree, etc. by such great poets Imagine a world where everyone is always a mailman. Robert’s superhero. And as for Bar- $16.00). Based loosely on a story by Charles as Karla Kuskin, Bobbi Katz, and Douglas Flo- smiling and laughing. It’s a Wiggly, Wiggly, ney…well, let’s just say he wants to be the best Dickens with traditional fairy tale charm, the rian. Playful illustrations compliment the kid- World! Join Greg, Murray, Anthony and Jeff as friend you’ve ever had! Just imagine, and you books tells the story of a family of endearing friendly couplets, haiku and outright funny they welcome many friends from around the can be anything! kittens frolic and bustle in a quaint Victorian lines presenting the world in a new light. world who’ve come to share their own special setting. Magical in scope this story of the FICTION: AGES 8 THRU 10 styles of music. Aussie country music legend Kipper Imagine That! importance of family over material possessions Slim Dusty will be there. So will Tim Finn Meet Kipper, a loveable dog with a big imag- is nearly purr-fect! The Orphan Singer by Emily Arnold. from Crowded House and the Split Enz with ination. Today’s the day to join Kipper, Tiger, (Scholastic, unpaged, $16.95). Poverty-strick- some fun-filled songs for children. And thanks Jake, Pig and Arnold in their wondrous world en and abandoned at the ospedalo (a choral to Dorothy the Dinosaur and Captain Feather- of magic and fun. When Kipper and his friends PICTURE BOOK: AGES 6 THRU 8 school for orphans), little Catarina and her sword, they’ll be plenty of wiggling. Welcome let their imagination soar, they discover new Katie and the Sunflowers by James Mayhew. magnificent voice seem to assure her future, if to the Wiggly, Wiggly World at The Wiggles. places to go and exciting things to do—but they (Orchard Books, 32 pp., $15.95). On a rainy not for her vivacious pranks presenting a dan- also encounter some interesting problems! Kip- day, a girl and her grandmother wander away ger to her own survival. Evocative watercolor Barney’s You Can Be Anything! per’s travels take him on one adventure after from their garden and into the museum. Drawn and pastel illustrations bring to life this18th- What do you want to be when you grow up? another, from a magical balloon trip with a to Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, the girl dis- century Venice setting of glorious architecture, How about a fireman? Or what about a nurse? sweet surprise to an island where the friends covers she can actually reach in and touch! An strolling nobility and the harsh reality of street Decisions, decisions! Fortunately, Barney’s on become marooned. And you won’t want to miss imaginative means of fostering fine-art appre- urchins. hand to help. Because he knows, when you put the fun at Kipper’s magic show—but what hap- ciation for the very young. your mind to it, you can be anything. Join the pens when Arnold mysteriously disappears? Selene S. Vasquez is a media specialist at friends as they look through Barney’s costume Whether it’s a trip to the fair, a costume party, POETRY: AGES 6 THRU 10 Orange Brook Elementary School in Holly- shop and try on a few jobs for size. There’s or a day at the circus, every day with Kipper is Dirty Laundry Pile: Poems in Different Voic- wood, Florida. She was a children’s librarian something for everyone. B.J.’s pretending to be an extraordinary one! es. 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Logos Bookstore’s Book Review FIGHTING TERRORISM: Recommendations THE INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST NETWORK By H. HARRIS HEALY, III By MERRI ROSENBERG who were similarly motivated, have no qualms PRESIDENT, LOGOS BOOKSTORE, RD TH First published in 1995, this relatively slim vol- about losing their lives in the fight, they are espe- 1575 YORK AVENUE (BETWEEN 83 AND 84 STS.) ume was reissued this year in the aftermath of the cially dangerous and anti-terrorist tactics have to NEW YORK, NY 10028 events of September 11. While the only new recognize that reality. (212) 517-7292, FAX (212) 517-7197 material is a foreword comprising the remarks He also argues that Israel is not the reason that WWW.NYCLOGOS.CITYSEARCH.COM that Benjamin Netanyahu the militant Islamic groups hate the West and As we start a new year in an uncertain econ- Habitat volunteers, as well as reports about made to the US Congress on Fighting Terrorism: specifically seek the destruction of the United omy and world, it is an appropriate time to con- several Habitat programs around the world. In September 20, it’s still an The International States and what it represents. One of the most fas- Terrorist Network template another past time of uncertainty such this book, one will read of true stories of chil- important book for anyone by Benjamin cinating contributions is his explanation of why as the Depression. Let Us dren who were poor students in school, who interested in understanding Netanyahu so many Islamicists resent the West. According to Now Praise Famous Men Let Us Now Praise became good students after moving into their how September 11 hap- Farrar, Straus and Netanyahu, many in the Islamic world have long by James Agee and Walker Famous Men new Habitat home. pened–and, how we can pre- Giroux: memories—and feel deeply the humiliation of the Evans is a very moving by James Agee and One of many stories of joy is that of Rosie vent such destruction in the New York (2001) Arab world at the hands of the West. Walker Evans 132 pp meditation on poverty Mariners Books Simmons of Chicago, who was featured in the future. Netanyahu explains that because Islam is, at its through the haunting black $17 November 1997 issue of Ebony magazine. She Netanyahu—a former Israeli prime minister very conception, a “fighting religion,” whose fol- and white photographs of lived in a miserable apartment in the uptown and head of the Jonathan Institute, which was cre- lowers believe that it is part of their faith to make Walker Evans of Alabama sharecropper fami- section. She received a Habitat house, and her ated in memory of his slain brother who perished the entire world Islamic, hostility to the West is lies, children and lodgings in 1936; and the life improved. She got a bank job in downtown during the raid at Entebbe to free hostages, to ingrained. Had the original push to make the emotional, poignant stream of consciousness Chicago and was promoted four times in four study and combat terrorism—has some definite world follow Islam succeed, says Netanyahu, all narrative about these people, detailed descrip- years and holds a very responsible job there. biases that make some of his analyses and reme- of Europe—not just Spain—would have been tions of their clothing and lodging and related There are many more stories of hope in this dies slightly unsettling. The author views the con- under Arab dominion. The Islamic conquest of musings of James Agee. These sharecroppers book. Happy New Year! flict against terrorism primarily (and understand- much of the world during the middle ages is appear to be trapped in poverty with decrepit ably) through the lens of an Israeli who has had to remembered with triumph by many modern Mus- housing, minimal income, limited education Transit: #4, #5 or #6 Lexington Avenue Sub- deal with the daily fall-out of terrorism for years. lims, who chafe at the memory of the Islamic and considerable expenses to pay their land- way to 86th St., M15 Bus (First & Second Still, as Netanyahu writes, “September 11, 2001 empire effectively dismantled during World War I. lords. More Than Houses Aves.), M86 Bus (86th St.), M79 Bus (79th was a day that future historians will call a hinge of For Netanyahu, debates about civil liberties and As bleak as things were by Millard Fuller St.), M31 Bus (York Ave,) history...On that day, a lethal blow was struck in rights in the face of this threat are mere indul- for those people in Let Us Word the heart of freedom.” One of his most fervent gences that Americans can ill afford. He writes, Now Praise Famous Men $12.99 arguments, which he reiterates throughout the “The United States Constitution, said Justice then, there is much hope for Upcoming Events at Logos narrative, is that terrorism and terrorists have to be Robert Jackson, is not a suicide pact.” And, he many people of similar limited means, today, fought by every civilized nation, that no one can points out the paradox that the freedoms which as Millard Fuller, President and CEO of Habi- Wednesday, February 6, 2002, 7 P.M. be neutral in this critical battle. He is especially America affords everyone are precisely those tat For Humanity International recounts in adamant that there be no apologists for terrorists, freedoms that have allowed terrorists to operate in More Than Houses, a collection of personal KYTV Reading Group will discuss and has little patience for those who say that our midst, and grow strong against us in ways that testimonies of gratitude from the new home- The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot American policy is responsible for why the ter- would not have been tolerated in their home owners who built their own home along with rorists acted as they did. Far from it, says countries. There is a chilling challenge that Netanyahu. During the late 1970s and early Netanyahu hurls: “We have received a wake up 1980s, he points out, many people—mistakenly, call from hell. Do we rally to defeat this evil, in his view— thought that “terrorism was the while there is still time, or do we press a collec- result of political and social oppression, the tive snooze button and go back to business as inescapable conclusion was that terror could not usual.”Let’s hope that the “new normal” recog- be eliminated without first bringing these condi- nizes the importance of continued vigilance and tions to an end.” watchfulness, lest we be caught napping again.# Hardly. Netanyahu argues that because these Merri Rosenberg is a freelance writer who spe- terrorists, unlike earlier generations of terrorists cializes in educational issues. JANUARY 2002 ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ MOVIE REVIEWS 25

WIZARDRY ON THE SCREEN: This Beauty Is No Beast! HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE By JAN AARON By JAN AARON ot those post holiday blues? Here’s a (voiced by Robby Benson), he is taken prison- hen I saw Harry Potter and quick picker-upper. Grab the kids and er. Brave Belle comes to rescue him and takes the Sorcerer’s Stone, I GGgo to Beauty and The Beast. Hold it. her dad’s place. With the help of the castle’s WWmade sure not to sit next to No yawning, please! This is a new special edi- bewitched staff — a candelabrum, teapot, and any “Muggles” (author J.K. Rowlings tion Beauty and the Beast...the 10th anniver- clock — Belle sees beneath Beast’s boorish term for “non-magic folk”). My com- sary Giant Screen edition! See it at Loews Imax exterior to discover the tender heart of a human panions were if not, in fact, Theatre. Now there’s a mammoth treat! enchanters, indeed enchanting. Nine Originally released in 1991 to great and 10-year-olds, they knew every acclaim and still a big hit on Broadway, word of the Potter book. (Children the timeless classic has been painstak- should know the book to enjoy the ingly reformatted one frame at a time to film.) make its debut on the Giant Screen. Afterward, I got the big news: They Adding excitement to this new release — and the other Potter fans rapt in the is the introduction of a newly animated huge theater— were pleased. While Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone six-minute musical sequence that fea- the movie wasn’t perfect in their terms, tures the song, “Human Again.” none of my young friends would have changed lish boarding school, is that Harry is already a The Giant Screen format brings fresh a thing. celebrity who has inherited remarkable powers. drama to this beloved fairy tale. It Indeed, director Chris Columbus (Home Here he can refine his magic, make friends makes you feel part of the movie. Alone), who directed and co-adapted the book with his classmates, especially Ron Weasley, Expect sighs from the little ones as with screenwriter Steve Kloves, (The Fabulous (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Belle whirls in her gorgeous gown in Baker Boys), have managed to produce enter- Watson), two superb young actors, and learn the beautiful ballroom six stories high tainment that remains faithful to its source. about the good and evil forces all around him. or chooses her book from the castle’s While big on special effects, the movie also Harry’s first term also includes learning the air- Everest-high library. Little girls will Beauty and the Beast. captures the small moments of this oversized borne, broomstick-riding no holds-barred game notice Belle’s fashionable manicured fin- adventure. Quidditch; a form of fighting-chess in which gernails, and everyone will be enchanted by the prince. Meanwhile, Gaston proves to be the Youngsters always have been intrigued by pieces smash one another to bits, and a con- Alan Menken score and songs by him and the real beast leading to a dramatic confrontation stories of children trapped in strange hostile frontation with a three-headed black dog. late Howard Ashman and intricate animated and ultimately happy ending. households where they are not appreciated. Among a cast which features almost every choreography. The films’ star-studded cast also includes And Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is just that, great British actor, a scene-stealer is a talking The timeless story, embellished for the film, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach, David Alan an orphan condemned to living with a nasty hat ... the “The Sorting Hat”, the school’s way follows beautiful Belle (voiced by Paige Stiers and Jo Anne Worley. As a result of their aunt, uncle and their spoiled son. Fortunately, of assigning dorms to students. Robbie O’Hara) who finds escape from her ho-hum life talents and the gazillions behind-the-scenes Harry discovers on his 11th birthday that he is Coltrane’s Hagrid and Maggie Smith’s Profes- and the unwelcome advances of the boorish Disney wizards, this Giant Screen Beauty and in fact the child of wizards and soon finds him- sor McGonagall are also terrific, as are most Gaston (voiced by Richard White) — by read- the Beast is Huge Entertainment!# self on a train chugging through the country- others.# ing books (to the delight of parents and teach- (90 minutes, G, presented by Walt Disney side to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and (150 minutes, released by Warner Bros. Pic- ers everywhere!). When her bumbling dad Pictures, at Loews Cineplex Lincoln Square Wizardry. Among the wonderful things about tures, PG, contains scary, noisy things. For stumbles onto the castle of a hideous beast and Imax; call 50-Loews). Hogwarts, which looks like an idealized Eng- venues: 212-777-Film). 26 CAMPS & SPORTS ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ JANUARY 2002

MARC-US IT DOWN: Playing Is Universal What to Look for in a Quality Sports Program CAMBY IS THE PRINCIPAL OF THE FUTURE By M.C. COHEN By TOM KERTES Jeff took two deep rhythmic breaths. He was dents. ready to shoot his foul shot. He picked up the “Movement is freedom,” says Stu Filan, an Let’s play Jeopardy. And, the answer is: ball and placed his hand over his head. He lis- adaptive physical educator teacher at the Guild “one.” tened for the teacher to ring the bell on the bas- School in New York. “It’s simple. Why do all The question? “How many professional bas- ket six feet above the ground and with a per- kids like to participate in movement games? ketball players want to become high school fectly cocked wrist he released the ball. As Because they love to have their bodies running principals?” though guided by radar, the ball landed direct- in space, jumping on grass and chasing a ball.” When seven-foot tall New York Knicks cen- Here are some criteria to look for in a recre- ly in the basket. Jeff’s classmates and his ter Marcus Camby expressed his towering ational program for children with special teacher cheered. Jeff, 14, who is blind has been desire for future employment in the field of needs: given the opportunity to play basketball just education, the first reaction had to be “you First leisure activities must be safe. like his non-disabled peers. can’t be serious.” Marcus Camby with NYC students. Activities should be fun. The participant But, no. He is serious. And, he’s not kidding. ping by every other month. He has donated Public Law 94-142 (The Education for All must enjoy the experience. “Not at all,” said the customarily low-keyed books, book-bags and school supplies and he Handicapped Children Act of 1975), which was Is the activity purposeful? Is the child simply Camby, while nodding for emphasis in the has organized an essay contest (providing all amended in 1990 and renamed IDEA (Individ- standing on a soccer field and not really partic- emptying post-game Knicks locker room. “I the prizes). Camby performed guard duty on uals with Disabilities Education Act), provides ipating or just running around a gym for no was in high school in Hartford, Connecticut, I the playground and even helped with the reno- children who are disabled with the right to a apparent reason? was growing up without a dad in the house and vation of the school library. free, appropriate public education. In addition, Look for activities that adapt games and in need of a role model. My principal, Mr. “The NBA is like a dream,” says Camby. the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), drills to meet a student’s needs and ability Frank DiLoretto, was always there for me. ”But, becoming a principal has been my second which was passed in 1990, protects certain spe- level. Such activities encourage a sense of par- What impressed me about him was he was dream all along. This school here, well…this is cific civil rights of disabled individuals, such as ticipation. A child does not have to shoot on a kind, knowledgeable, involved, and caring to reality. And, I like to be grounded and live in employment, transportation and public accom- regulation basket to enjoy the experience, “Ful- the good kids—of which I was one, I think— reality.” modations. fillment becomes an individualized experi- and the not so good kids.” Camby even got the school’s former and cur- Since the law requires the inclusion of chil- ence,” says Filan. Camby added, “Mr. DiLoretto helped so rent principals–Sandra Small and Nina Pow- dren and, even, adults with special needs into The emphasis is on exploration, “whatever it many young people grow up the right way. I ell–to become his mentor. “I need 15 credits to mainstream society, leisure activities must is that catches their interest you go with,” says want to emulate that.” get my degree in education,” said Camby, who become part of that inclusion. Juliet Collingwood, a Psy.D. in school psychol- Only 27 years old and just entering the prime left college during his junior year to join the With more and more children with special ogy at NYU. “The idea is to encourage the of his basketball career, Camby has already NBA. “So, I’m taking those courses at UMass needs being integrated in recreational programs child to initiate reactions. Children will be done that. While a superstar at the University of online during the basketball season.” each year it had become vital that these pro- more invested in an activity if they chose it and Massachusetts, he would regularly go to ele- And, Mr. DiLoretto? They named a school grams meet the individual needs of these stu- are interested in it.”# mentary schools in the area and tutor students after him–the DiLoretto Magnet School for in math and geometry. Communication and Technology in New Upon joining the Knicks three years ago, Britain, CT–in recognition of his accomplish- A Poly Prep Summer Camby adopted Harlem’s PS 194 as his “home ments in education. 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BY ARI McKENNA Right now, I have one initiative, which I am Billy Collins was recently elected the Library putting all my efforts into. The project is called What classes have you most of Congress’s eleventh Poet Laureate Consul- POETRY 180, a poem a day for American high enjoyed teaching at Lehman tant in Poetry. “Billy Collins’ poetry is widely schools. The 180 stands for the roughly 180 College? accessible. He writes in an original way about days of the school year and, of course, it “I teach literature classes and all manners of ordinary things and situations implies a turning around. I am in the process of creative writing classes. And I with both humor and a surprising contempla- selecting 180 poems that should appear on the have taught basic composition tive twist,” says James Billington, the Librarian Library of Congress web site for 30 years largely because of Congress. by January 1. I am encouraging high schools to almost every English teacher in Collins accessibility has made him a popular have one poem read each day to the whole the City University teaches it. I and successful poet, rarely described in his pro- school as part of the daily public announce- think it’s possible to teach fession as “making money on the job”. Collins ments. I am also discouraging teachers from someone to read poetry better, has published six books of poetry in a relative- discussing or analyzing the poems in class. I but much less possible to teach ly short career and has also put out a number of just want students across the country to hear a them to write better poetry. A compact discs. poem every day so that they will think of poet- number of vital abilities are He has received The National Endowment ry as a feature of daily life in addition to being completely impossible to teach: from the Arts and the Guggenheim Fellow- a subject matter to be studied.” namely, rhythm and metaphor.” ships, and in 1992 was named the New York Public Library “Literary Lion.” He presently Who are your favorite poets from the past as What is your favorite part of teaches at Lehman College. well as among your contemporaries? writing poetry? We recently caught up with the busy Profes- “There is no such thing as a completely orig- “The most exciting part of sor Collins for an email interview. inal poem because every poem is a version of a writing a poem is discovering number of past poems. I have probably been its destination, actually arriving Billy Collins How do you feel about your recent appoint- influenced by everything I have read, for better at it. I am like most poets who are ment as the Poet Laureate of the United States? or worse. Not to mention everything I have ignorant of the poem’s ending. The poem, from being appointed Laureate? How has it “Be careful what you wish for” is an adage so seen. I would consider Warner Brothers car- the poet’s point of view, might be seen as sim- changed? familiar, there is no need to finish it, but the toons a serious influence on my imagination. ply a means of getting to its end. In that sense, “The only way the laureateship has affected laureateship is something I never even fanta- Not to mention Mother Goose and Jack Ker- the poem is a vehicle which runs along the my poetry is that it leaves me much less time to sized about, and I have a rich fantasy life. So it ouac. Probably my most direct literary influ- tracks of the language that the poet lays down, write it. It also fills with activities those spaces came as a complete surprise. I am still not used ence is Coleridge; at least I have tried to model line by line. That is probably the reason why of free time which are conducive to thinking to it, but I am excited about the opportunities it some of my longer meditative poems on his so- the poem, once finished, holds absolutely no poetry thoughts, those slow, grass-growing offers.” called conversation poems. The one poem I interest for me. When you arrive at your desti- times. Instead, I have to spend a lot of my time, would take with me into isolation would be his nation, you lose interest in the bus that brought not doing poetry, but doing poetry-related What are some of your priorities as Laure- “This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison,” a beauti- you there.” things. Like answering interview questions!” ate? fully improvised meditation on friendship and Ari McKenna is an editorial intern from the “Every Laureate seems to reinvent the job. nature.” What was your gauge on your poetry before New School.

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A New Year Ahead for New College Presidents Literary Riddles By CHRIS ROWAN President Norman Fainstein: Connecticut College Thomas Hardy’s Christminster is the fictitious name for which city? “Circumambulate the city of a dreamy Sabbath afternoon. Go By POLA ROSEN, Ed.D. technology in liberal arts colleges. from Corlears Hook to Coenties Slip, and from thence by White- (First of a Series Interviewing New Stating that “distance learning is the hall, northward. What do you see? – Posted like sentinels all College Presidents Around the Country) least important part of that trend,” around the town, stand thousands upon thousands of mortal men fixed in ocean reveries.” These words described which city? Norman Fainstein became the Fainstein acknowledges that “it is Who wrote this description, and which piece of work does it President of Connecticut College important in adult and professional come from? after many years as an academic at ventures” and cites the University of Answers on bottom of this article. Next time: “It is not as this mouth should tear this hand for such distinguished institutions as Phoenix as being the largest private lifting food to it.” City University and Vassar College. university in the country to bring This quotation is from (a) a book of the Bible (b) a book of

Among the varied challenges he faculty to students. “There is a Shakespeare. Which book? , published in 1851. in published , Moby-Dick

faced were those of 12,000 needy tremendous revolution in the way we in Melville Herman

undergrads at City University who understand the world.” In the private by described as City, York New (2) England. Oxford, (1) had to divide their time between sector of higher education, Fainstein work, study and commuting. In con- opines that our society exhibits a trast, at Vassar, a residential milieu winner take all mentality. Increasing with small classes and a direct rela- numbers of students recognize and tionship between professor and stu- reinforce the value of getting into the dents prevailed which enabled stu- top 50 colleges. dents to devote all their energies to In describing the current student academic life. body at the University of Connecti- These were the two worlds in cut, Fainstein proudly underscores which Fainstein forged his skills as the innovative technology , the pop- an academic leader. Today, Fainstein ular majors of biology, English and is excited about being at a first rate psychology, environmental studies liberal arts college with a global ori- and media studies. entation. The student body reflects In discussing the mentors in his the national trend of more females own life, Fainstein cited Robert with over 55% women in attendance. Curvin, the dean of the graduate The changing social demography school of management who “brought continues to evolve, according to President Norman Fainstein me into the New School and Paul Fainstein. “Students of color and immi- LeClerc, the president of the New York grants need financial support. There should be tion today, Fainstein clearly delineated several Public Library” as well as Pat McPherson from more opportunities for young people to be inte- important trends. Colleges have become more whom he learned about leadership styles and grated into our society,” says Fainstein. “The competitive and are not as ‘need blind’ as moving institutions ahead. solution is more state and federal aid, more before. The technology revolution is becoming In describing several of the challenges of the scholarship aid and more support to students. an integral part of higher education. Fainstein is college presidency, dealing with the board of The problem is the cost of higher education; the on the cutting edge of that technology move- trustees, strategic planning and fund raising, government has withdrawn its support.” ment as a member of the national initiative Fainstein appears admirably suited to the robes In speaking about the state of higher educa- at Carnegie Mellon which aims to strengthen of chief academic.#

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Bank Street College of Education and Wave for Environmental Science and Nature Educa- so much to our family. Both Bank Street and five boroughs, including those at Bank Street’s Hill are pleased to announce that the two New tion. As Wave Hill’s largest gift to date, it will Wave Hill have long played a significant role in School for Children and Graduate School, York City institutions have each received a $4- provide ongoing support for a broad spectrum the lives of our family. For more than six bring their students to Wave Hill, where all are million gift from Sally and Gilbert Kerlin. of educational programming that serves over decades and several generations, Bank Street immersed in the pleasures and wonders of gar- “Because both Wave Hill and Bank Street 20,000 school children, teenagers, families, and has witnessed the graduation of the women in den and woodland,” said Gilbert Kerlin. provide experiential, hands-on learning, for adults each year. our family. And today, teachers throughout the continued on page 37 children and adults, it is fitting that we “With these gifts, we are giving back to the announce these gifts simultaneously,” said institutions that have given and continue to give Gilbert Kerlin. You can change people’s lives. This gift, one of the largest gifts in Bank THESIS PROBLEMS? Street’s history, was made to establish the Sally At Literacy Partners Kerlin Endowment for the Teaching of the Nat- HELP IN ALL PHASES ural and Environmental Sciences. It will pro- we do this every day. vide support to strengthen the teaching of the ACADEMIC RESEARCH natural and environmental sciences in public Help us teach adults CONSULTING SERVICE schools and the Bank Street School for Chil- dren. The gift will help enrich and expand Bank to read and write. RALPH W. L ARKIN, PH.D. Street’s science education work both in its on- site demonstration school and in the public Volunteer with us. (212)889-3428 • (800)352-9139 schools throughout New York City, as well as You will change other urban centers in the tri-state area where your life too. the College operates programs and places VISIT US AT teachers. WWW.ACADEMICRESEARCHSVC.COM The gift to Wave Hill creates the Sally and Call (212) 725-9200 Gilbert Kerlin Endowment Fund at Wave Hill

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before undergoing the transformation to a course of literature is the stuff of your life.” book. Underscoring the fact that writing for Writing for him is “extreme attentiveness to children is not simplistic, she quoted Mem the present moment.” Fox, an Australian children’s author who com- Elizabeth Strout and Mary Karr were two pares writing a picture book to writing War other award-winning panelists. When polled and Peace in haiku. There is a great deal to say about how they write, some said they digest and only 32 pages. their thoughts and then write; some think Barbara Goldsmith, a founding editor of about their books all the time; some don’t New York Magazine and author of nonfiction think about writing until they actually sit down as well as fiction books, quipped “I have trou- and do it. ble collaborating even with myself” as she Of interest were the favorite books cited by stressed that good writing appears effortless. A the novelists: Barbara Goldsmith: Middle- real writer, she said “is haunted by a plot that march; Karen Winnick: Angle of Repose; Mary he must write. Somerset Maugham had three Karr: Letters of Chekhov; George Saunders: rules about writing a novel but unfortunately, Chekhov’s Short Stories; Elizabeth Strout: no one knows what they are.” Journals of John Cheever.# George Saunders, a novelist, stated “The

(L-R) Panelists Mary Karr, Karen Winnick, George Saunders, Elizabeth Strout and Barbara Goldsmith, moderator. Nurturing the ScientistSmith Summer Science and Engineering By POLA ROSEN, Ed.D. to look at the world with wonderment. I strug- Program for High School Girls The elegant wood-paneled rooms of the gle to write with honesty in order to arrive at Within the Girl Pierpont Morgan Library were a fitting venue the truth of a story.” Two of her books, Mr. The Smith Summer Science and Engineering Program for an exploration of the creative process by Lincoln’s Whiskers and Sybil’s Night Ride, are is a four-week residential program for exceptional young noted authors, graduates and professors of historical fiction, prompting children to ask if women with strong interests in science, engineering and medicine. Each summer, select high school students Syracuse University. Their most recent award- she’s ever met Abraham Lincoln. “Writing of from across the country and abroad come to Smith winning works encompassed the fields of chil- another time and place, I must imagine the College to do hands-on research with Smith faculty in dren’s literature, novels, poems and short sto- sights, the sounds, the feelings of being there,” the life and physical sciences and in engineering. Girls ries. As John Kennedy said of a stellar gather- said Winnick. who will be in high school (grades 9–12) in fall 2002 are ing of contemporaries while he was in the A quintessential children’s author, she eligible to apply for the summer 2002 program. For a White House, never since Jefferson dined encourages children to write, to express their brochure, application and financial aid information, contact: Smith Summer Science and Engineering alone was there such brilliance in one place. feelings through words, art or music. She her- Program, Clark Science Center, Smith College, Introduced by President Kenneth Shaw and self uses the “tools of prose, poetry, cadence, Northampton, MA 01063 • Telephone: (413) 585-3060 Dean Cathryn Newton, noted children’s author rhythm, repetition and sometimes rhyme” to Fax: (413) 585-3068 • E-mail: [email protected] and illustrator Karen Winnick, said, “writing create her 32 page mini-wonders. Each of her Web: www. smith.edu/summerprograms/ssep picture-books for young children implores me illustrations starts as an original oil painting For High School Girls • June 30–July 27, 2002

  
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It gives us a quantum Academy Regional Centers at local community hassle of downloading the program to your PDA, leap forward in achieving technological equity,” colleges and through local high school pro- the Springboard module conserves sparse mem- System Requirements : said Anthony Amato, Superintendent of Public grams. It will also provide a full subscription on ory and makes greater use of Visor’s colorful PalmOS 3.1 or later, 424kb of handheld Schools in Hartford, Connecticut. request to Microsoft’s TechNet technical sup- and larger display. Visors view calculations and memory (MathLib required, 51k, installs “Speaking as a state superintendent of educa- port program. equations with an 8 line display as opposed to 3, automatically), 2MB of available hard drive tion, I can tell you that this program will bring “This settlement will put world-class tech- for easier analysis. space for User Guide and installer, extraordinary positive educational benefits to nology tools and training where it’s most need- Users of more traditional graphic calculators Windows 9x/2000/ME/NT/XP or thousands of disadvantaged students in our state ed and help ensure that all children –today and can effortlessly migrate to PowerOne Graph, Macintosh OS 7.0 or later for installer alone, and to millions of students across the in the future — have the opportunity to achieve since most key inputting functions are identical. nation,” said Dr. Terry Bergeson, Superinten- their highest potential.”# EDUCATION UPDATE • 37 JANUARY 2002 MetroBEAT

2002: EDUCATION AT A CROSSROADS Manhattan Chamber Honors

By ASSEMBLYMAN stop the hemorrhaging of our best teachers to STEVEN SANDERS nearby school districts. Trump, Kamali & Schools The New Year will be a The Governor should stop his ill-conceived pivotal one for public edu- fight against necessary reform of State school The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce is critical, but if it cation. Will the State con- aid formulas. Mr. Pataki should reverse course (MCC) recently honored two Manhattan public doesn’t have tinue to move forward and and direct the Attorney General to halt the schools for their scholastic achievement during teacher, parents aggressively provide addi- State’s appeal of the ruling in the Campaign for the Annual Business Awards Breakfast Event. and the communi- tional resources to school districts to help meet Fiscal Equity lawsuit, where Justice DeGrasse “I work with great people everyday—the ty it does not hap- the rigorous new learning standards and testing ordered the revamping of State education for- children, parents and teachers of PS 51. We pen.” requirements promulgated by the Board of mulas to insure that New York City and other made success because we had great teachers Over 150 people Regents? Or will it retreat into a financial high needs school districts receive fair and from kindergarten on,” said Barbara Gambino attended the event, freeze, as it foolishly did 25 years ago during ample shares of State education dollars. the Principal of PS/IS 51, which was honored which was hosted that fiscal crisis? It’s time for the Governor to issue an Execu- for being the Manhattan elementary school to by Citibank and Public education and public safety needs are tive Budget that keeps the promise to increase achieve the greatest percentage increase in test featured Donald Donald Trump the two areas of government support that must funding for early childhood education pro- scores. Trump as the be provided in good times as well as during grams and for smaller class sizes in elementary For the second consecutive year the MCC keynote speaker. Attendees included members lean years. There is no dispute about the fact schools. Most education experts agree that honored PS 59, where 93 percent of students of the MCC, educators and business leaders. that the financial underpinnings of our State children who get on track and acquire the basic perform at Levels 3 and 4 in English Language Designer Norma Kamali was presented with and City budgets absorbed an unanticipated learning tools and knowledge in the early Achievement and 96 percent in math. the Business Outreach Award for her involve- blow following the September 11th attacks on grades are on the best trajectory for success in “There is hope when you work with chil- ment in the public school system. our country. And it is true that our economy the higher grades; also, that smaller class sizes, dren,” said “I love working with kids. You all need to was edging closer to a recession even prior to especially in the early years, allow teachers to Leslie Zack- think how important the future of public school September 11th. Still, government officials concentrate their attention on their pupils’ man, the kids is and what you can do,” said Kamali. cannot use these circumstances as an excuse to individual needs. Principal of “The future depends on how well our children shortchange a generation of public school chil- Before government at all levels resumes dis- PS59, are prepared.” dren when they need our help the most and cussions about financing expensive new sports emphasizing The MCC honored the NYC police and fire when we demand they demonstrate greater aca- stadiums or depleting resources even further by that success commissioners for their dedication to NYC demic skills than any generation before them. giving additional tax breaks to those with has occurred after the tragic events of September 11th. Other There are several imperatives of public edu- the highest incomes, we must first make sure as a result of awards presented included those for Business cation that must be met this year so that we can that every child is provided a sound public a “district Growth, New Business (Ronald Johnson from keep our moral and financial commitments to education. wide initia- Papa John’s Pizza), Business Outreach, Small our school children: Two thousand and two should be a year tive to strive Business, Corporate, International Service and We must insure that New York City is able to where we insist that our schools provide a path for perfec- the MIDC International Business Award place a licensed, qualified teacher in every to success for all of our students, with qualified tion.” Winners. Executive Director Nancy Ploeger classroom. To do this, the incoming Bloomberg and quality teachers, safe and modernized Ronald Johnson, She added, and President Don Winter presided over the administration will have to do what Rudy Giu- facilities, and a learning environment con- CEO Papa John’s Pizza “Leadership activities. # liani did not–conclude a contract with the ducive to a 21st century education. teachers, who have been working without one Steven Sanders is Chairman of the Assembly for 14 months. This contract will have to final- Education Committee. He can be reached at Henri A. Belfon, met with Alice Arrington ly bring teachers’ salaries in New York City in (212) 979-9696 or by e-mail at PREGNANT GIRLS director of the Harlem YWCA to see if the “Y” line with those in the suburbs, so that we can [email protected]. continued from page 11 could provide space. Arrington and the other “Y” officials eventually agreed to provide four easily attend class without fear of harassment rooms to help pregnant teens with their educa- Kerlins Say Thanks... of progressive education, have championed and have their educational and health needs tion and the care of their children. Two of the environmental education through the Kerlin met.” rooms were to be used as classrooms, another continued from page 29 Learning Center at Wave Hill. What is more important, the UMMP sought for medical and nursing and a last for a large Sally Kerlin, who died soon after the gift was “You could say that Wave Hill and Bank to provide pregnant girls and young mothers, nursery. This was all done to comply with a made, was a Bank Street alumna, class of 1936, Street College of Education are a wonderful who had been severely damaged by negative basic tenet of the New York State Education and a Life Trustee of Bank Street College of marriage. Sally and Gil’s generous gift, a vali- life experiences, a totally new and positive life Law that stated all children have a natural right Education. She graduated with a master’s in dation of Bank Street’s mission, will expand experience in order to improve their self- to an education.# Special Education and Elementary Education. and enhance our ability to give ongoing support esteem, help them cope with motherhood, and Henri A. Belfon, a pioneer in education for Their daughter Sarah received her master’s in to teachers both within and outside the walls of improve their performance in school. pregnant teens, shares his views next month in Special Education from Bank Street in 1972. Bank Street. This very special investment also A committee consisting of Fern Jaffe and our continuing coverage. And Abby, their granddaughter and the niece of recognizes the importance of scholarship Sarah, earned her master’s in Teacher Educa- opportunities to attract and retain talented and national advocate for children and families. tion in 2000. committed classroom teachers,” said Dr. The Bank Street School for Children, an inde- “Bank Street is indeed fortunate to have been Augusta Souza Kappner, president of Bank pendent demonstration school for Bank Street enriched in many ways by the contributions and Street College of Education. College of Education, educates more than 400 involvement of the Kerlin family over three “This significant gift enables two programs boys and girls from ages three to thirteen and generations,” said Elizabeth S. Pforzheimer, that are indispensable to the education of our serves as a working model for the College’s Chair of Bank Street’s Board of Trustees. children to endure and grow. We are especially progressive approach to teaching. Mr. Kerlin is the Founding Chairman of honored to receive this gift jointly with Bank Wave Hill is a 28-acre public garden and cul- Wave Hill and has been a member of the Board Street because of our common philosophies, tural center overlooking the Hudson River and of Directors for the past 36 years. “Gil’s reinforced by Bank Street’s Dean of Education the Palisades in the Riverdale section of the insightful leadership guided the creation of Fern Khan, a Wave Hill Board Member, and Bronx. Award-winning gardens, greenhouses, Wave Hill as a public garden and cultural cen- our Director of Education, Margot Perron, a and woodlands offer people of all ages the ter. He and Sally, one of the visionary founders Bank Street graduate,” said Kate French, Wave opportunity to explore their connections to the of Wave Hill’s education curriculum, together Hill Executive Director and President. natural world. Programs are offered in horticul- made a very important contribution to our Since 1916, Bank Street College of Educa- ture, environmental education, land manage- City,” said David Beim, Wave Hill Board tion has been a nationally recognized leader in ment, landscape history, and the visual, per- Chairman. early childhood education, a pioneer in improv- forming, and literary arts.# Mr. and Mrs. Kerlin, both strong proponents ing the quality of classroom education, and a 38 RESOURCE & REFERENCE GUIDE ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ JANUARY 2002 Resource &Reference Guide

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