Social emotional learning — lessons in soft skills like listening to people you disagree with or calming yourself down before a test — has become a flashpoint in the culture wars. The conservative ...
NEWMAN LAKE, Wash. - The pandemic has impacted all aspects of our lives, but for kids in school it has changed the way they approach not only academics and learning but also the social and emotional ...
When educating today’s youth, it is no longer enough to teach reading, writing and arithmetic. National statistics show that there is an increased need in teaching our youth about their mental health, ...
Nuñez is a counselor at Monarch School. She lives in Otay Ranch. My mission as a newbie school counselor was to be able to walk into a room and know exactly what to do in any situation. Luckily, I had ...
Social-emotional learning can help kids thrive, but programming may not be inclusive of students with disabilities. Credit: Inside Creative House / iStock / Getty Images Plus Erin Crosby doesn't ...
Jared Braun, a fifth grade teacher at Spring Branch ISD, has noticed a measurable shift in the mental wellness of his students in recent years. "Leading into the pandemic, our kids had the best mental ...
ASHEVILLE - Marianne Simmons' first-grade students at Hall Fletcher Elementary start their days off by singing. "Good morning, good morning, it's a good, good, good, good morning, we say hello and how ...
Joking tops the checklist. It might seem innocuous, but it is the first red flag in a sequence of progressively degrading and dangerous behaviors defined as emotional violence. Pinching leads a list ...
Florida made national headlines when it announced its rejection of 54 math textbooks, claiming, without evidence, that some aimed to indoctrinate children with “critical race theory” and other ...
Child psychologists and educators have long warned that children today are exposed to intense academic pressure and ...
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