Are Students Taking Too Many Mental Health Days? A Teacher Worries How It Impacts Resilience
For much of the past century, children were taught to push through emotional discomfort. Feeling sad, anxious, or overwhelmed was...
Mental Health of Students and Teachers
Lessons from America: Creating calm classrooms
In 2018, Minnesota mum, Jessica Werner was told by her son’s preschool that he had to leave due to behavioural...
Safety Measures Ensured for School Return Post-Attack
The NSW Government is committed to ensuring every student and teacher feels safe and supported as the school year begins,...
A teacher’s reflections about post-secondary students’ well-being
After 25 years in the classroom, 13 of them at the post-secondary level, I’ve come to appreciate that teaching extends...
Supporting Student Mental Health in the Classroom: A Faculty Guide to Compassionate Engagement – Faculty Focus
In recent years, higher education has witnessed a surge in conversations around student mental health. National surveys consistently report escalating...
The Title of this Crisis is Not Student Aggression
When adults label student aggression as the “most pressing issue” in education, it’s like diagnosing the fever while ignoring the...
