The Quiet Emergency: When Adults Look Away and Kids Learn to Disappear

to someone else.

I walked to the microphone and looked out at a room full of parents who all thought they were good people.

Because most of them were.

That’s the scariest part.

Harm doesn’t always come from monsters.

Sometimes it comes from normal adults protecting normal comfort.

“I’m not here to punish kids,” I began. “And I’m not here to attack teachers.continue reading …