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Silva, Peggy – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
Students are not numbers, and schools do more than just teach academic skills. In this article, the author offers some advice for helping adolescents confront the profound questions of life. The author's school, Souhegan High School in Amherst, New Hampshire, is a member of the Coalition of Essential Schools, an organization built on a shared…
Descriptors: Grief, Death, Coping, Adolescents