The numbers are staggering: in a survey of 15,000 students, one of every three reported that they had experienced occasional or frequent bullying (Nansel & others, 2001). But what constitutes bullying in 2016 and why does it happen? By definition, …
According to author and mindfulness guru Eckhart Tolle, “fear is almost always of something that might happen, not of something that is happening now.”* “Mindfulness” always sounds great on paper, but it’s never quite as easy to put into practice. …
“Active learning” has been a hot phrase in education for the past few decades: inclusion, collaboration, class participation, roundtable discussion, class games, and project-based learning, among other methods, continue to be trendy in high schools everywhere. As a high school …
School evokes a variety of responses from students. It can produce anxiety like few other experiences a young person can have. Even for college students, anxiety can still play a big role in their day to life so if you …
Students have to manage pressure that comes in many forms and from many different sources. It seems like parents, teachers, coaches, friends, online bullies, tutors, siblings, and classmates all have something to say about what you do, wear, say, and accomplish. …