As the new school year begins, teachers at many schools across the country are adding a new component to their routines: a mental health check-in with their students. The idea is to open up conversations around how kids are feeling emotionally, and to connect them to help before issues escalate to a crisis. “I’ve been […]
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Biden’s remark that “students are teachers’ children” has parents fuming
Several parents agreed that President Biden’s controversial comment that students are like teachers’ children in the classroom last week was an unwanted undercutting of their unique roles as primary caregivers. “You have heard me say it many times about our children, but it is true,” Biden said to a group of teachers gathered for the […]
American Teachers Quitting At Higher Rates Than Foreign Counterparts
For Ross Roberts, it was a lack of resources that drove him from the classroom. For Danielle Painton, it was too much emphasis on testing. For Sergio Gonzalez, it was a nasty political environment. Welcome to the U.S. teaching force, where the “I’m outta here” rate is an estimated 8 percent a year — twice […]