Not Being Good Enough: The Price of Digital Citizenship
The digital world can either serve as a confidence-enhancer or self-esteem-suppressor, depending on how it is used.
The digital world can either serve as a confidence-enhancer or self-esteem-suppressor, depending on how it is used.
I see sleepy kids every day in my 8th grade English class. Their heads are drooping. Their eyes are barely open. Their energy is low.
What can be done when facing violence in the classroom? There is no one right answer. It often depends on the student and their individual needs.
Most people tend to assume that my students are capable of less-than-stellar academic performances because they have complicated lives outside school.
After teaching at an alternative middle school for the past 4 years, the one thing I constantly hear from new students is: “We can move around in your room and not get in trouble?
Students want to talk about their mental health. They just don’t always know where to turn for help.
Stress can be useful: it fires up our brains and bodies. But sometimes we are so overrun by physiological and emotional symptoms that we can’t focus on the problem.
Sometimes, adults assume children are too young to experience grief. But if you’re capable of feeling love, you’re capable of feeling loss.
Mental health disorders come in many shapes and sizes. While there is no one-size-fits-all method of addressing them, here are some strategies I have used in the classroom.