Mediating Conflict in Middle School (Peace Talks Radio Series)
Series: Peace Talks Radio - Series of Half-Hours
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Length: 00:29:00
Peace Talks: Youth Mediation in Middle School. A recent book by Washington Post writer, Linda Perlstein, is subtitled: The Secret Life of Middle-Schoolers. Even the title might make parents wonder what does go on at school and in social settings for what some call the tween-age kids. One thing that's certain is that as kids get older, the potential for conflict with their classmates increases. Clicks and gangs develop, puberty arrives, dating begins, school work gets harder, as does competition in both the classroom and for spots on sports teams. And those trends that start in middle school only intensify in high school. This time on Peace Talks, we focus on youth mediation programs that are designed to help young people handle this conflict. Two adults and one young person are featured. Lilly Irvin-Vitela is the director of the New Mexico Center for Dispute Resolution in Albuquerque. Ellie Dendahl coordinates the school mediation program in Santa Fe for the Center for Dispute Resolution. Elena Carnes (pictured above) survived her middle school years and is now a junior at Sandia Prep and a writer for the school newspaper, the Sandia Prep Times.
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Peace Talks: Youth Mediation in Middle School. A recent book by Washington Post writer, Linda Perlstein, is subtitled: The Secret Life of Middle-Schoolers. Even the title might make parents wonder what does go on at school and in social settings for what some call the tween-age kids. One thing that's certain is that as kids get older, the potential for conflict with their classmates increases. Clicks and gangs develop, puberty arrives, dating begins, school work gets harder, as does competition in both the classroom and for spots on sports teams. And those trends that start in middle school only intensify in high school. This time on Peace Talks, we focus on youth mediation programs that are designed to help young people handle this conflict. Two adults and one young person are featured. Lilly Irvin-Vitela is the director of the New Mexico Center for Dispute Resolution in Albuquerque. Ellie Dendahl coordinates the school mediation program in Santa Fe for the Center for Dispute Resolution. Elena Carnes (pictured above) survived her middle school years and is now a junior at Sandia Prep and a writer for the school newspaper, the Sandia Prep Times.
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