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The undercurrent affects my classroom. I can feel its tug and see its effects but can rarely locate the source or the exact flow. Cruel taunts and gossip are the culprits behind my students’ tears, stony faces—their anger and their fear. The ferociousness of the few vicious communications I have been privy to as a high school teacher caught me off guard. High school can be a shark tank and the blood flows with every passing class period, thanks in part to the popularity of online social media. I feel helpless to save the victims because I don’t even know who they are half the time.

This blogger suggests four strategies—or resolutions—that social justice educators and activists can use to protect their sanity and promote solidarity.

A Southern Poverty Law Center lawyer relates to a student who has been suspended repeatedly from a Florida school district where the Center is challenging the discriminatory treatment of African-American children.

"Dear Me, I know you're having a rough time of it ..."

Recognize the possibilities of the power of the vote, encourage your friends and family to engage in civic action, and become a change agent in your community.