Every Child Should Have a Chance

About the Book

EVERY CHILD SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE A major focus of learning currently must be on the development of people who value and cherish a variety of cultural lifestyles. This includes the concepts of racial tolerance and acceptance of new roles for women, men, and children. This resource guide is intended to help educators and all people who work with children assist them in understanding, accepting, and valuing those who are culturally different. It is with input and resources of organizations such as the United Nations and the Tapori Movement that we can achieve these goals and give all children opportunities for a brighter future, especially those who live in poverty and face struggles everyday of their lives. For more than 50 years, Tapori has given children an opportunity to have communication with real children from many different backgrounds, especially between children who live in poverty and those whose lives are not impoverished. It gives children a chance to focus their energies, thoughts, and sense of justice in positive and creative ways. It gives them a chance to look at their lives and problems and encourage each other to work through those problems.

About the Author

Lois Margaret Silvestri was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She grew up in the Bronx and was educated in the public schools. She went to Lehman College (CUNY) for two years and then transferred to Sioux Falls College (now University of Sioux Falls). Earning a BA degree in elementary education was a lifelong dream. A one-room schoolhouse in South Dakota is where Lois began her teaching career. She also taught in a Montessori school and a Catholic school before spending more than 25 years in NYC public schools. Growing up in Baptist churches in the city gave Lois the passion that she has for people. As her mother used to say “We are the same but different. She truly believes that all people have value and deserve to live happy and healthy lives.