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Dr. Grauer's Column - This Can't Continue

Once again, we are mourning the loss of young lives to senseless gun violence. This must not continue, and we honor the activism of any and all students. 

This Can't Continue
Dr. Tricia Valeski and Dr. Stuart Grauer

Once again, we are mourning the loss of young lives to senseless gun violence. This must not continue, and we honor the activism of any and all students. 

Please take a moment to click on the image below and listen to the song “This Can’t Continue”, written by Grauer graduate Selah Short, class of 2021. Selah wrote this song as an anthem in the wake of the Parkland, Florida shooting in 2018 for Team ENOUGH, a youth-led organization whose mission is to educate young voices about gun violence and mobilize them to take meaningful action against it. Click here to learn more about the Team ENOUGH San Diego organization.

This Can’t Continue
By Selah Short (Grauer Class of 2021)

Love is all we need right now,
Save the world, and we’ll choose how.
Violence can never win, 
Choose your voice, sign with a pen.

Children they need us
Call you out to wipe off the dust.
This can’t continue
We see the issue.

The guns you use, the words you say, 
There must be change that starts today.
We care more than we ever have,
Strive for change, we’ll reach both sides.

Children they need us
Call you out to wipe off the dust.
There’s no pretending
That this needs ending. 


March For Our Lives

On June 11, 2022, students from around the country will gather for another March for Our Lives in Washington, DC. Click here for more information from the March for Our Lives national organization about this event and other events scheduled around the country on June 11. For information about student-led actions at The Grauer School, contact Tricia Valeski at studentactivism@grauerschool.com.

Make Your Voice Heard

Democracy died on January 21, 2010, when the US Supreme Court issued a ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, legalizing what had always been considered corruption. US elections are bought and sold. So are our elected officials. Click here to view a chart from the Brady "United Against Gun Violence" website, listing the 50 senators who have taken the most money from the National Rifle Association (NRA), along with the average number of gun deaths per year in their state. Make your voice heard by contacting these senators using the "Tweet" button next to their name on the Brady website!

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Selah Short, Grauer class of 2021, performing her original song “This Can’t Continue” for Team ENOUGH

Fearless Teaching® Book
by Dr. Stuart Grauer

Fearless Teaching® is a stirring and audacious jaunt around the world that peeks—with the eyes of one of America’s most seasoned educators–into places you will surely never see on your own. Some are disappearing. It is a bit like playing hooky from school. You will travel to the Swiss Alps, Korea, Navajo, an abandoned factory in Missouri, the Holy Land, the Great Rift Valley, the schools of Cuba, the ocean waves, and the human subconscious—oh, and Disneyland.

There you will find colorful stories for the encouragement, inspiration, and courage needed by educators and parents. Fearless Teaching is not a fix-it book—it is more a way of seeing the world and the school so that you can stay in your work and focus on what matters most to you.

"Grauer’s writing reminds us that Great Teaching, singular, rare, unusual, is something that should be sought after and found. Thank you.”
—Richard Dreyfuss, Actor, Oxford scholar, founder of The Dreyfuss Initiative

Click here to order Fearless Teaching® today

Dr. Grauer's Column: Archive of Past Columns

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Dr. Grauer's Column - Yes
Dr. Grauer's Column - Yes

Think of the yes people in your lives. They are the ones that make you feel empowered, accepted, and validated. Of all the yes people you could ever ask for, teachers might be the most important, and we tend to appreciate them for our whole lives.

Dr. Grauer's Column - Rumi, We Need You Now
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Step into the heart of the Holy Land with students bridging seemingly impossible divides. From celebrating in Jerusalem to flying peace kites in the West Bank, witness their quest to understand and process conflict. 

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Dr. Grauer's Column - The Four Directions

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Dr. Grauer's Column - A Magnificent Notion
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Dr. Grauer's Column - School, Play, Love
Dr. Grauer's Column - School, Play, Love

What would it take to inspire students to say, "I love my school"? Join us in embracing the natural world and the spirit of play. We can ignite passion, creativity, and a love for learning in our children. Dr. Grauer’s column is guaranteed to leave you with a smile.