student trauma
Our Students’ Truth Matters and We Must Listen
As an English teacher, I encourage students to take risks as they dive into learning and embrace failure. I encourage them to share their struggles,…
How Educators Can Keep Their Kids Stress-Free and Learning
Trauma is a silent, but very prevalent problem in the classrooms of today. In fact, recent reports by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services…
Even in Death, Black and Brown Students Are Dehumanized
In my second year of teaching, I had a notorious student we’ll call Israel. After the first day of class, we sat down and discussed…
A Psychology Professor Explains How Racial Trauma Impacts Students of Color
Dr. Maryam Jernigan-Noesi has been thinking about and studying children’s mental health since she was a child herself. I recently talked to her about the…
What ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Means for My Black Daughters and the Schools They Attend
As the Black mother of two Black girls, I am always acutely aware of how Black girls are harmed in this society. However, there are…
This Has Been a Different Type of School Year
Engage. Enrich. Educate. That is what we, the educators at Phoenix Charter Academy in Chelsea, Massachusetts, set out to do while embarking on a different…
How You Can Help Your Students Cope With Holiday Stress
Not all of your students look forward to the upcoming holiday season. Students may exhibit more frequent or new behaviors this time of year. The…
America Has Always Used Schools as a Weapon Against Native Americans
When Michelle Obama and her husband visited students of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation in North Dakota in the summer of 2014, she met students…
Our Students Need Every Educator to Speak Up to Ensure DeVos Hears Our Support for Restorative Justice
In my decade in Chicago Public Schools as a social worker and currently as a behavioral health specialist, I’ve learned a great education goes beyond…
School Shootings Aren’t the Only Things School Police Officers Need to Train For
In light of recent school shootings, one of the proposed solutions has been to put more school police officers in schools. In the last 30…
