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[Recent news of bullying and hate in schools has sparked a debate over how best to teach kindness and respect.Change.org welcomes this guest post from Arno Michaels, a former white supremacist who now teaches peace. --Eds.]

From my earliest memories, everyone told me how “gifted” I was. Teachers expected straight A's, and I delivered with little effort and even less engagement with the curriculum. By the time I reached high school, I was convinced—as many