Making decisions in troubled times
The Post-Covid-19 School
The learning curve for the well–managed, post–pandemic school represents the difference between success and failure. The single certainty is that there will continue to be new generations of diseases confronting the operational school.
ERC has made available several papers focussing on topics like Post-Covid-19 School, The Immune System and Schools Addressing Future Pandemics and Benchmarking Relative Risk.
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Marijuana Risk and Youth
Parents typically offer trusted advice to their children on key aspects of life. From driving a car to coming to terms with the death of a pet, the parent/guardian is the one who is trusted. Connecting with children on the risks and realities of marijuana use is of clear value.
ERC breaks down risks to youth in the papers Heavy Adolescent Marijuana Use and IQ Impact, Controversial Risks and Values of Marijuana Use and the National Institute of Drug Abuse Pacesetter Award winning book Marijuana and the Responsible Parent.
Internet Risk Value and Youth
It’s necessary to understand and respond to Internet dimensions of opportunity and harm as they relate to young people.
Young people are skillful in mastering the technical mechanisms of cyberspace, but understandably oblivious to the often-exploitive ways of the world. Many innocently wander into tragic territory.
Read more about Youth and the Internet or order our book Governing the Internet.
Current Issues and Papers for Download
Renaissance of the American School Building
A history of failures and successes in efforts to provide healthy physical school environments.
We published the first version of the Renaissance of the American School Building over a decade ago, then updated it just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the obvious focus on reforming unhealthy school environments.
Pesticides and Best Practices for Property Management
A 16-minute video program narrated by Bruce Bomier and supportive written material for those working with pesticides, especially around children.
School Districts and Solutions to Water Challenges
Educating students wisely about water in the 21st Century is vital and should include modeling quality water ecology for school property.
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The following books are the property of ERC. All revenues are committed toward supporting our mission. The books are authored by Bruce Bomier.
Winner of the National Institute of Drug Abuse’s Pacesetter Award, Marijuana and the Responsible Parent (12th Edition) offers parents a practical blueprint on how to talk with their teenager (or even their pre-teen) about weed, vaping and smoking pot. As marijuana laws change, parents have the best opportunity to guide young people. Order the book or ebook today.
Public radio humanities commentator and author of private foundation and government sponsored policy publications, Bomier delves into our emerging internet/cyberspace existence. From perspectives of prehistory, history, science, and our guiding beliefs he demonstrates that we desperately require humane, and pragmatic internet/cyberspace controls. Order the book today.
FICTION - Deep in a Central American jungle lies a strange valley, feared for centuries by the native Mayans. The unearthly valley holds a profound and ancient secret. A secret that will stun the world. The Irish brothers, Thomas a scientist and William an explorer, set out on a perilous expedition with a fellowship of Mayan friends and Mexican soldiers. Order the book today.
