To Raise Empathetic Children, Parents Must Practice Empathy Themselves
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Why are kids still struggling in school four years after the pandemic?
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10 Ways to Calm Your Kid’s Back-to-School Jitters
🗓 To ease a child’s anxiety about going back to school, help them understand what to expect. As Daniel Tiger
5 Ways the Black Panthers Shaped U.S. Schools
The Oakland Community School is regarded as one of the nation’s first community schools – a model in which public
In the Face of Climate Change, Science Class Can Help Students Dream Up a Better Future
This conversation is part of a larger lesson about developing technologies that reduce planet-heating pollution. The lesson was created by
Former Teacher Tim Walz is Kamala Harris’ VP pick. Here’s What He’s Done for Education in Minnesota
Walz, whose wife, father, and siblings were all teachers, intoned: “Don’t ever underestimate teachers.” Harris spoke of Walz leading his
More Children Died in Indian Boarding Schools Than Previously Known, Federal Report Concludes
“As we have learned over the past three years, these institutions are not just part of our past,” said Bryan
30 Years Later, the Evangelical Purity Movement Still Impacts Sex Education
“Wow, all these people want to honor Jesus. All these people love Jesus,” she recalled thinking at the time. In
5 Ways to Teach Disability History in Social Studies Class
Lessons from Reform to Equal Rights and an accompanying online exhibit introduce students to this aspect of the Civil War
Can Noticing “Glimmers” Reduce Parenting Stress?
Glimmers were first described by social worker and therapist Deb Dana in her 2018 book The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: