Show #317

Special Needs - Teachers dealing with students who have special needs face additional challenges in the classroom. We'll see how teachers at Park School in Prospect Park meet those challenges with a smile and lots of compassion.

Cookie Project - Fourth graders at Hilldale School in Montville combine math, creative thinking, oral speaking, writing, art and home ec. They create their own cookie company from the ground up. First they select the type of cookie. Then they make and market and advertise it, creating everything from the cost to the commercial jingle.

Teasing & Bullying - Bullying is the most common form of violence in our society according to the National Association of School Psychologists. In response, the NJ State Bar Foundation created a program on conflict resolution. Educators at Robert Frost Elementary in East Brunswick have been using this program and have seen positive results.

Read Across America - Governor James McGreevey promotes his Book Club (www.nj.gov/bookclub) and joins the New Jersey Education Association in celebrating Read Across America. Both programs promote the importance of reading.