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A young student with long dark hair stands pensively by a school hallway window, clutching a green notebook and wearing a blue scarf over her white uniform shirt. Her expression appears troubled or thoughtful as she gazes outside. In the background, other uniformed students interact in the corridor. The image captures a moment of isolation or contemplation within the busy school environment, suggesting themes of teenage emotional challenges in educational settings.

(How) Do Emotions Affect Learning?

When a conference speaker announces that “a student’s emotions matter for their learning,” few teachers…



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Awe by Dacher Keltner

We often center our lives around familiar emotions like joy, sadness, anger, anxiety, or disgust,…



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Research Advice That’s New + Useful: Improve Learning by Reappraising...

Research benefits teachers if it gives us new, useful ideas. We can feel relief and…



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Advice: It Is Better to Give than Receive

Students benefit not only from receiving advice, but also from giving it. This low cost strategy can build confidence and promote learning. Continue reading



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Yes or No: “Video Games Can Promote Emotional Intelligence”?

A recent study from Italy gives us intriguing possibilities for helping adolescents manage their complex emotions. Continue reading



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Teens Who Recognize Their Emotions Manage Stress Better. We Can...

New research identifies a potential source for depression in teenagers. We might be able to help… Continue reading



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Handshakes at the Door: Hype, or Helpful?

It’s not just cute videos! Research also shows that greeting individual students at the classroom door leads to higher levels of attention and fewer classroom disruptions. Continue reading



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Two Swings, Two Misses: The New York Times on Education

Two recent articles in the New York Times have gotten lots of teacherly attention. What’s…



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This Is Your Amygdala on a Cliff…

If you’ve seen the documentary Free Solo, you know about Alex Honnold’s extraordinary attempt to climb…



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The Surprising (Potential) Benefits of Stress

We’ve known for years that people listen to good news more than bad news. New research suggests, surprisingly, that stress helps us learn from the bad news as well as we learn from the good. Teachers should hope that this study will be repeated with school-aged children. Continue reading



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