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Richard Lazarus, a prominent emotions theorist, wondered why certain emotions are labeled “negative”. Is it that their antecedents are negative, that they feel unpleasant, or
Teachers in the U.K. will soon be prohibiting mobile phone use during the school day. Dozens of U.K. high schools that instituted bans on mobile
Children need nature to generate strong connections related to skills development, emotional intelligence, and problem-solving, among others. Schools and teachers can take easy steps to
We are staring down the terrifying possibility of an entire generation of Californians failing to get the education they need for their – and our
Maybe the kids are alright. In a recent study, fourth and fifth grade students described kindness in terms of generosity and compassion, including such actions
Several California schools from Riverside to Mt. Shasta now require that school staff inform parents if students ask to use a different name or pronoun,
In 2017, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg suggested that technology-based “personalized learning” could vault the average student to the 98th percentile of performance. Six years and
As the new school year gets under way, teachers, students and the data on student well-being are all sounding an alarm: many children are struggling,
In elementary school, interactive read-alouds are commonly used to build various literacy skills, such as students’ listening comprehension, background knowledge, vocabulary, and understanding of language
Working for social emotional learning for all of California