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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
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
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
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
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…
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…
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
A Hidden Adolescent Struggle: Identifying Complex Emotions
Recent research offers a helpful insight into adolescent emotion processing. Children and adults are relatively good at distinguishing among their emotions. They can say “I’m feeling angry, but not sad.” Adolescents, however, have a harder time sorting out their feelings. For them, negative emotions all churn together. Continue reading
Emotional Intelligence: Teachers’ Perspectives
The National Network of State Teachers of the Year has released a report on teaching…
Video Games and Empathy
Do violent video games reduce empathy? If people spend lots of time pretending to beat…