This is the third in our series on navigating the 2024 election in our schools from Jen Cort. Be sure to also check out part one, 5 decisions to make now, and part 2, starting from shared values and routines. Navigating political discussions in the classroom, especially during election seasons, presents unique challenges for educators.
Merlaina Davis recalled a day early in her first semester of internship when students entered the seventh-grade language arts classroom noticeably stressed. She learned that students were having their first “math check-ins,” a benchmark assessment administered during the school day. One student approached Merlaina, sat down, and talked about how anxious she was about the
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We teach a precious and somewhat precarious age group. Our middle grades students are in the throes of one of life’s most pivotal and seminal periods in human development. They are growing faster than at almost any other time in life and are grappling with some of life’s most significant milestones which will come to
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I say often, “Kids are kids, no matter where they learn.” I still believe that’s true, but today’s middle schoolers have endured so much and I have seen wide variance in their ability to thrive through the challenges of the past few years. It’s no wonder parents and educators continue to struggle to support them
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Introduction While the world seems to have largely moved beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact remains. The pandemic was a harrowing time for all of us, but it had perhaps the most profound effect on education. While this experience revealed the bravery and perseverance of both students and teachers, it nevertheless came with challenges—and we’re
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It’s hard to argue that school-based relationships haven’t been tested the past couple of years, including between educators and students. Maybe then it is time to rethink how we build these relationships in the first place, argued Nathan Maynard, co-author of Hacking School Discipline, and Dr. Belinda George, who gained international notoriety for her “Tucked
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