"Because We Can Change the World is a powerful antidote to the bullying, intolerance, and exclusion that are all too commonplace in our schools. Through helpful insights, practical strategies, and a powerful vision grounded in social justice, this book gives teachers the inspiration and hope they need to carry on."---Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy, and Culture University of Massachusetts, Amherst<BR><BR>"I have seen classroom cultures completely transformed as a result of using the techniques in this book. If you don't already use them to promote community, collaboration, and inclusion in your school, start immediately so students can learn that inclusion is more than a place or a policy---it is a commitment to acceptance, an honoring of difference, and, as Sapon-Shevin so eloquently reminds us, a belief that we just might `change the world.'"---Paula Kluth, Educational Consultant.<BR><BR>It is impossible for most students to achieve academically if they do not feel safe, supported, welcomed, and accepted. By structuring democratic classrooms as models of diversity, cooperation, and inclusion, teachers can help children learn skills and values that lay a foundation for good citizenship and make a difference in their lives now and in the future.<BR><BR>With updated resources and a stronger emphasis on differentiated instruction, Because We Can Change the World gives teachers the vision, courage, and strategies to make the world a better place, starting with their own classrooms.