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...
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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...
Bruin to Bruin: Michael Tsiang on his career, teaching philosophy, and student mental health
Listen to UCLA Professor Michael Tsiang describe his education and career path from studying mathematics at UCSC to being accidentally...
Evergreen Schools’ Lunch with Students Program Helps District Make a Difference for Student Mental Health
On a Thursday afternoon right before Christmas break at East Evergreen Elementary, first-grade teacher Craig Fickle sat at a table...
Reimagining teacher preparation to include student mental health supports
Key points: Teacher preparation programs have long emphasized curriculum, instruction, and assessment. However, they often fall short in one critical...
Georgia must spend more on teacher pay, mental health in schools
Below a U.S. flag, mathematics teacher Evan Shields teaches a ninth grade algebra class at Banneker High School in College...
