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Student Well-Being Opinion How Honest Are You? Your Students?
Angela Duckworth explains what research says about our ability to trust each other—and it might surprise you.
Angela Duckworth, April 5, 2023
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Student Well-Being Opinion Has a Student Ever Caught You Being Less Than Honest? What to Do About It
It's about more than just telling kids to do the right thing, explains a behavioral economist.
Uri Gneezy, March 29, 2023
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Student Well-Being Majority of Parents Say Kids Are Dishonest, Disrespectful, and Lazy
Parents are significantly concerned about the poor behavior of today's school-age kids and are looking to schools for help, survey shows.
Lauraine Langreo, January 24, 2023
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Student Well-Being Opinion Don’t Try to Toughen Students Up, Research Says
How you see the world matters, but expecting the worst doesn’t prepare you for hard times.
Jer Clifton, April 27, 2022
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Student Well-Being Opinion Just a Little Lie? Why There’s No Such Thing
A white lie might seem harmless, but research shows there are unexpected repercussions.
Tali Sharot, April 20, 2022
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Student Well-Being Opinion Why Cheating Increased in the Pandemic and What to Do About It
Doing the right thing is more difficult in tough times. But you can help students strive to stick to their principles.
Angela Duckworth, April 13, 2022
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Student Well-Being Opinion The Best Way to Teach Values to Kids, According to Research
Does it really matter what we say to kids, or is acting on our values enough? A new study tests the effectiveness of words versus actions on how students learn.
Angela Duckworth, November 11, 2020
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Student Well-Being Opinion What the Election Says About Character Education
Joe Biden says character is on the ballot, but we need more of it in our schools, argues Character.org president Arthur Schwartz.
Arthur Schwartz, October 12, 2020
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Student Well-Being Online Summit Character Education & COVID-19: How to Build Confident, Engaged Learners Now
Learn practical and promising approaches for incorporating elements of character education into educational experiences and why it matters.
September 22, 2020
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School & District Management Opinion A Conservative Agenda for School Board Members
School boards are well positioned to push back against so much of the influences of the "progressive" left on our schools and our society, write Michael J. Petrilli and Chester E. Finn Jr.
Michael J. Petrilli & Chester E. Finn Jr., March 17, 2020
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Student Well-Being These Schools Filled Vending Machines With Books. Will It Motivate Reading?
Principals and teachers hope these book vending machines will encourage good behavior and foster a love of reading. They might—but schools should make sure they don't discourage already reluctant readers, says one researcher.
Sarah Schwartz, February 28, 2020
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Student Well-Being How One Teacher Explains Consent to Her 3rd Grade Students
Elizabeth Kleinrock, a teacher in Los Angeles, uses a graphic organizer to talk with her students about respecting personal boundaries.
Sarah Schwartz, October 9, 2018
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Equity & Diversity Opinion Bad Language in the Classroom
There are differences in use of offensive language--centered around the content of the point the speaker is trying to make. Still, I am appalled (as a teacher, especially) by the degradation of language in public discourse. Before we start selectively shaming folks, I think we should look at root causes.
Nancy Flanagan, July 17, 2018
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Serve 2 Unite leaders Arno Michaelis, far left, and Pardeep Kaleka, second from right, take a selfie with high school students after a picnic in Mount Horeb, Wisc., last month.
Serve 2 Unite leaders Arno Michaelis, far left, and Pardeep Kaleka, second from right, take a selfie with high school students after a picnic in Mount Horeb, Wisc., last month.
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Student Well-Being Ex-Skinhead and Hate-Crime Victim Team Up to Teach Compassion
A former leader of a white supremacist group partners with a man whose father was killed in a racially motivated shooting at a Sikh temple to teach students to bridge their differences and learn to forgive.
Sasha Jones, July 10, 2018
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