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#82. How Schools Can Improve Kids’ Mental Health and Their Academic Performance
The reform we need is the opposite of Common Core; we need to create healthy school climates.
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Online Meeting for Paid Subscribers, July 12
This will be an "ask me anything about" meeting. Here you can vote for the topic.
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#81. A Brief History of Education*
To understand why schools are what they are, we must view them in historical perspective.
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#80. Socially Prescribed Perfectionism is Harming Our Kids
Perfectionism is a psychological mediator converting achievement pressure to poor mental health.
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#79. The Decline of Fun and Rise of Work in Youth Sports
How youth sports evolved from an enjoyable leisure-time activity to yet another source of achievement pressure on kids.
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What Topics Would You Like to Discuss at Our Monthly Zoom Meetings?
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Rescheduled Online Meeting for Paid Subscribers
At this meeting, May 31, for paid subscribers, we will discuss what parents can do to enable free play, with other kids, for their kids.
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