When Peter and I started to conceptualize the work of Operation Respect, before the organization even had a name, we...
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Practicing What We Preach: SEL for Coaching Educators
Here’s a rhetorical question for you: If we believe that social and emotional learning (SEL) skills are essential for the...
Anti-Bullying, Peace Education Needed “Now More than Ever”
Operation Respect’s New CEO on Why She Joined the Organization For veteran educator Molly McCloskey, whose career has been spent...
With Gratitude to Alex and Josee Berenstein
Frankly, we wouldn’t be us without Dr. Alex Berenstein. Alex, a world-renowned leader in the field of endovascular surgery, has been funding and doing behind-the-scenes organizing for Operation Respect since our inception.
The Power of Solid Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Song
Operation Respect’s Education Director Mark Weiss Reflects on 14 Years of Working to Create Safe, Caring, and Quality Schools I...
With Gratitude to Laura Parker Roerden
Back in 1999 when Peter was first inspired to create Operation Respect and to develop a new classroom tool inspired by the lyrics of “Don’t Laugh at Me,” he reached out to the highly respected group of educators then know