{"id":33245,"date":"2016-03-02T12:46:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T18:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=33245"},"modified":"2016-03-02T12:46:01","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T18:46:01","slug":"third-graders-get-real-about-race-and-guns-in-school-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/third-graders-get-real-about-race-and-guns-in-school-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Third graders get real about race and guns in school program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?s=jasmine+cen\">Jasmine Cen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With so much on the news about violence and crime in Chicago, it&#8217;s difficult to shield young people from hearing about it. But psychologists say parents and teachers should not ignore the issues, and children need to talk about what&#8217;s happening in their communities, even at a young age. <\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the spirit behind a program at Village Leadership Academy, where six and seven-year-old students are delving into the city&#8217;s most intractable problems. <\/p>\n<p>[vimeo 157454827 w=474]<br \/>\nStudents at the Academy recently had their third presentation of several year-long projects on topics like littering, school safety signs and unsafe driving.<\/p>\n<p>This year, some of the third-grade students did research on one of Chicago&#8217;s toughest issues: gun violence.<\/p>\n<p id=\"featurecaption\">Photo on top: The students give a presentation about their research on gun violence in their neighborhoods. 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