Let’s let limericks supply lighthearted lessons
Kids typically arrived at detention weighed down by a myriad of issues. In addition to their arrest charges, they often faced challenges stemming from poverty, unstable home lives, problems at school, and limited knowledge of or access to available resources. BY NANCY KIDD gatherthegoodblog@gmail.com While they were in detention, we tried to provide a positive environment. Although we knew we couldn’t “fix them,” we hoped they might learn something to take with them when they left—academic or otherwise. We tried…