by Colman McCarthy

When acclaimed Washington Post columnist Colman McCarthy was invited to teach a course on writing at an impoverished public school in Washington, D.C., he responded, ""Id rather teach peace."" Thus began the work he has passionately pursued for the past 25 years--teaching courses on nonviolence, conflict management, and peace studies. Id Rather Teach Peace chronicles one semester in six of these schools, as students find themselves challenged and inspired by an unconventional course and by a man who believes that if we don’t teach our children peace someone else will teach them violence.