Teaching Children Compassionately How Students and Teachers Can Succeed with Mutual Understanding

Skills for creating a successful classroom are included in this transcription of a keynote address and workshop given to a national conference of Montessori educators. The tenets of 'Nonviolent Communication' are applied to a variety of settings, including the classroom and the home, in these booklets on how to resolve conflict peacefully. Illustrative exercises, sample stories, and role-playing activities offer the opportunity for self-evaluation, discovery, and application.

Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D., is the author of Life-Enriching Education and Nonviolent Communication. He is the founder of the Center for Nonviolent Communication, an international nonprofit organization that teaches peacemaking skills. He lives in La Crescenta, California.