High-school students in New Jersey are training to be “meditation mentors” for other students. The students, who participate in an eight-week training program, learn to
Is it a good idea to trade literacy and math time to give elementary students more time to play? Virginia Beach City schools–urged on by
In the past five years, more schools in the US have adopted mindfulness programs aimed at helping students cope with stress and pressures to help
The concept of “screen time” for children is often demonized in the media, but technology can play a vital role in learning, Lisa Guernsey says
Jen Wojciechowski, a psychologist with a child and adolescent program, says social media addiction can have some of the same negative consequences as substance use
Here is a new post from pediatric occupational therapist Angela Hanscom, author of a number of popular posts on this blog, including “Why so many
Students who get regular, recommended amounts of sleep, have better academic outcomes, with sleep factoring into about one-fourth of the difference among students’ grades, according
If your parents ever submitted you to regular music lessons as a kid, you probably got in a fight with them once or twice about
Educators want to foster meaningful and joyful engagement in learning, promote mastery of new concepts and skills, and support healthy, balanced students. But sometimes our
Educators today must do far more than teach content. We are expected to figure out how to get students to access the curriculum, “shut off”
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