Nobody Left to Hate: Teaching Compassion after Columbine

On April 20 1999 the halls of Columbine High School in Littleton Colorado reverberated with the sound of gunshots as two students highly armed and consumed with rage killed thirteen students and seriously injured twenty-three before turning the guns on themselves. It was the worst school massacre in out nations history. Can we prevent a tragedy like this from happening again?. In Elliot Aronsons Nobody Left to Hate on of our nations leading social psychologists argues that the negative atmosphere in our schools--the exclusion taunting humiliation and bullying--played a major role in triggering the pathological behavior of the shooters. At the very least such an atmosphere makes schools an unpleasant experience for most normal students.. But it doesnt have to be. Nobody Left to Hate offers concise practical and easy-to-apply strategies for creating a more supportive stimulating and compassionate environment in our schools. Based on decades of scientific research and classroom testing these strategies explain how students can be taught to control their own impulses how to respect others and how to resolve conflicts amicably. In addition they show teachers how to structure classes to promote cooperation rather than competition without sacrificing academics. On the contrary education is greatly enhanced.. For parents teachers or anyone concerned with what is happening in our schools Nobody Left to Hate provides a simple and effective plan of action that will make their childrens school not only a safe place but a more humane place of learning.