Post September 11 Help

A Few Words from Bob Chase – President, National Education Association

The national response in America’s classrooms to the destruction and loss from terrorist attacks on the U.S. has been nothing short of magnificent. The lessons imparted in classrooms about respect, unity, and the value of life will have a profound effect on the health and healing of today’s students and tomorrow’s citizens.

This site contains a wealth of resources for uniting behind children in the wake of Sept. 11. In the wide-eyed questions of a child stirs a hope and resilience just waiting for direction and nourishment. As adults, we can provide the comfort and understanding children need to cope and make sense of their questions.

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Major Site Sections
Site last updated: June 19, 2002

• Uniting Behind Our Children - NEA’s Crisis Communications Guide and Toolkit
• Frequently Asked Questions about September 11th and its aftermath
• Managing & Reducing Stress - resources from the NEA, HIN and other sites
• How Kids Can Help - About Our Kids suggestions for collecting student art
• What I Can Do to Help - The NEA and AFT Fund
• Supporting Our Children - an overview from Connect For Kids
• Other Useful Sites

• Remember September 11- a place to share ideas and classroom materials about the 1st anniversary of that tragic day

• "Afghanistan, Human Rights and the Future" - An NEA white paper on the country and its people

• In the Frequently Asked Questions section, new resources on Homeland Security Alerts, leadership in Afghanistan, people's feelings about America, and unemployment in the US. More links and information on safety and the mail, the war in Afghanistan, and women's role in Afghanistan after the Taliban.
• A Teacher’s Reflections Following Sept. 11
  http://teachers.net/gazette/DEC01/taylor.html (12/19)
  http://teachers.net/gazette/ (home page)
• War, Terrorism, and America’s Classroom: Teaching in the Aftermath of September 11th Tragedy”
  www.epn.org/whatsnew/full_cite/1595.html (12/19)

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