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Helping Students Strike a Balance Between Inclusion and Diversity
17shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore Did you hear how Columbia University handled their graduation ceremonies? No, I’m not referring to mask-wearing or social distancing. I’m talking about the administration’s decision to host six separate graduation ceremonies, based on the graduates’ income level, race, ethnicities, and gender preferences. My concern has nothing to…
Continue ReadingDigital Citizenship: Having The Right Conversation With Students
14shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore The Supreme Court seems close to issuing a ruling in the case of a student who was kicked off her high school cheerleading team due to an obscene Snapchat post. Brandi Levy, a high school sophomore posted a message where she vents, “F— school, F— softball, F—…
Continue ReadingHow SEL Can Accelerate Maturity in Students
12shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore One decade ago, I began to hypothesize about a trait I observed in high school and college students. I continued to be baffled by how much they knew yet how little they’d experienced. I researched the reasons for this and came up with a term, which became…
Continue ReadingQuaranteens: Three Ideas to Help Students Grow in the Pandemic
42shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore It’s been over a year since students all over the world were sent home from school and instantly had to learn how to learn from home. Teachers tried to maintain academic standards as students transformed their bedrooms, dens, and kitchens into classrooms to try to meet those…
Continue ReadingThe Importance of Laughter for Your Student’s Stress Management
342shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore Whenever I meet with students, it seems something hilarious is bound to happen. It’s part of adolescence—to seek out the bizarre, to poke fun, and to laugh at ourselves. I’ve come to believe it’s part of dealing with stress. I’ve heard from middle school and high school…
Continue ReadingWhat the GameStop Market Surge Teaches Us About Generation Z & Millennials
5shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore For years, younger generations have been the brunt of jokes by older generations who felt they were immature, lazy slackers who moved back home after college. A Twitter hashtag called, #HowToConfuseAMillennial even went viral, as social media posts often do. Some samples are: Show them a phone…
Continue ReadingTim Elmore’s Favorite Things from 2020
19shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore Each year, I usually post a list of my favorite books I’ve read the previous 12 months. This year, I am going to mix it up and go wider. Below, I have listed “a few of my favorite things,” (thank you Julie Andrews) thinking this might stimulate…
Continue ReadingIf It Weren’t 2020
18shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore The year started well, with our work and our money Our weather was warming, and our spring became sunny. Our life was quite normal, and resources were plenty. And it might have continued…if it weren’t 2020. As the spring unfolded, we got new direction, We were told…
Continue ReadingThree Words of Encouragement For You This Holiday Season
14shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore Don’t tell me. I’ve already heard it — you are ready for 2020 to be over, to turn a new page and start a new chapter for your story in 2021. Am I right? I know. Me too. But before you end the year, may I remind…
Continue ReadingSix Warning Signs Your Students Are Struggling with the Pandemic
13shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore I wonder if adults fully comprehend what’s going on inside the minds of kids today. Mental health issues were already mounting among those in Generation Z, but the Pandemic has taken its toll and left them in worse mental and emotional health than ever. In Japan, more…
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