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Health, Wellness, Guidance
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Physical activity improves students' cognitive performance.
If a pill could improve your child's self-esteem, memory, attention span, standardized test scores, and ability to problem solve, would you rush to the store and buy it?
If it did not need a prescription, was free,...
Author: Mark M. Jones
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Making students who move from school to school feel welcome.
A Florida newspaper reporter asked me what life is like for the student who moves three or more times a year. So I gave him this scenario, and the conversation developed from there:
A Typical Scenario
You are a...
Author: Ruby K. Payne
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Young adolescent girls gain the skills and tools they need to reach their potential.
Neuropsychologist Dan Siegel, in his book Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, describes adolescence as a time of increased elasticity in the brain. The emotive part of the adolescent brain is...
Author: Heather Britt
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I knew I would be early. It was approximately two hours prior to the start of the Soaring Ahead ceremony, our eighth-grade graduation, and I was anxious to set up the video slideshow I had created for this grand...
Author: John Priest
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Establishing supportive relationships helps students truly thrive.
How effectively are we communicating with our middle school students?
As a middle school counselor, I often step back and think: Am I speaking to fill the space? Is what I am saying applicable.
Most important, do I...
Author: Andrea M. Salvo
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As educators, we are constantly battling the pressures to bolster test scores, give more time and resources, and stay up to speed with new technologies and teaching methods, all while providing a comprehensive...
Author: Pam Powers
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According to the National Association of Health Education Centers, the chief stressor for students ages 9-13 is school. No middle grades educator is surprised by this, given the factors involved in a student's school...
Author: Judith Baenen
Number of views (21598)/Comments (3)/
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Working together, teachers and school counselors can address barriers to learning.
“If you spend 10 minutes with a room full of students between the ages of 11 and 15, they will reveal the hundreds of different people they can be in a matter of moments.”
Thus, in their book Fires in the...
Author: Joshua D. Desantis & Danielle G. Desantis
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Transition and Change
It is difficult for me to look at an autumn leaf and not think about Greek mythology. There is an undeniable connection between the rich reds, auburns, ambers, and crimsons of fall and the ancient gods and goddesses....
Author: Dru Tomlin
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Society faces pressing problems on many fronts today. Economic crises mean more families require assistance to meet basic needs, environmental degradation contributes to natural disasters, and disparities in...
Author: Jim Kielsmeier
Number of views (17663)/Comments (4)/
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