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A Commitment for Educators: Being Fully Present in the Moment
6shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore We all imagine a perfect life from time to time. What would it be like if we had no worries, all the pleasures life could offer, all the friends one could hope for, and all the resources we’d ever need? We can dream, can’t we?…
Continue ReadingOne Secret to Take Full Advantage of Your Holiday Break
2shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore Several years ago, in a remote area of a country in Africa, local villagers discovered that some young elephants wandered from the herd. They were lost for some time. When those pachyderms were returned to their families, they were no longer babies. They’d changed…
Continue ReadingHow to Help Students Beat Stress and Welcome Pressure
11shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore Jana Davidson teaches seventh-grade science and tenth-grade biology. Every day, she observes students entering her classroom feeling stressed out. Many of them feel overwhelmed. Anxiety has been normalized thanks to social media and a pandemic. When I asked Ms. Davidson how she helps her…
Continue ReadingWhy Millennials and Generation Z Students Are Choosing Control Over Caution
32shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but teens and young adults today have been in a funk for the last several years. Mental health continues to be an issue in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, since 2017, I’ve been watching a trend that…
Continue ReadingThe Inverse Relationship Between Gratitude and Entitlement
20shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore I’ll never forget the day a university professor told me a student approached him after making a poor grade on an exam. The student reasoned that because his parents paid full tuition, he deserved an “A.” Wow. Sounds like a customer, vendor transaction, doesn’t it?…
Continue ReadingHow Masks Can Deepen Social and Emotional Learning
9shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore I don’t know about you, but I am seeing more and more face masks on the ground these days. Whether it’s in a parking lot or restroom or at a shopping mall, people seem to be sending the message: “I’m through with these masks!” Yet, with the…
Continue ReadingAdvice to Teachers and Parents When Guiding Teens on Instagram
9shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore Anyone who cares about young people should see the data just revealed on Instagram and its parent company Facebook. Millions of teenagers, mostly girls, have spiraled into symptoms of depression and despair after spending time on these platforms. The data seems to indicate the connection between depression…
Continue ReadingStruggling to Establish Both Relationships and Accountability with Your Students? Try Using a Social Contract.
10shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Andrew McPeak Just a few weeks ago, I stood in front of almost a hundred teachers — the faculty of a mid-size high school in North Dakota. Together, we discussed methods for connecting with and leading students, and the changes that leadership in the 21st-century classroom requires. We talked…
Continue ReadingOne Magical Idea to Increase Student Engagement This Fall
5shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore Building off of an earlier patent by John Duff, General Mills’ created its first Betty Crocker instant cake mix in 1947. Since the Great Depression and World War 2 were over, people were spending money again. Folks at Betty Crocker assumed that because they made baking easier…
Continue ReadingWhy Your Students Need a Better Emotional Vocabulary
0share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Andrew McPeak Two years ago, Broughal Middle School in Bethlehem, PA was in a lot of trouble. As one of the state’s “lowest-performing, poorest and most diverse schools” where “92 percent of children are economically disadvantaged and 87 percent are minorities,” the community around Broughal Middle was trying to…
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