How The Self-Esteem of children is linked to their ability to Learn and succeed
Just as children suffering from chronic hunger are listless, lethergic, unfocused and thus have grave difficulty attending to a school lesson, so do children suffering from chronically low self-esteem experience similar challenges.
Why talking to young people about their use of social media is important
Nobody takes a duck-lip selfie with a canker sore. We present our best possible self, our idealized image to the world. We take a photo of our filtered face with the perfect makeup, of the perfect meal, with the perfect pose and of the wonderful time...
The answer to addressing the growing achievement gap lies closer to home
If you are like many Americans, you are concerned about the growing achievement gap between rich and poor children. It is the not-so-secret epidemic happening in plain sight. By 2020, more than 65% of American jobs will require at least...
What should education be to allow for minds to flourish?
“I don’t agree. Even though the kids were given help to spell the words right, they should still get the same prize as the kids who won. They had the courage to get up [to the podium, during a dreadfully-orchestrated elementary school spelling bee], they deserve something for that.” Amid the backdrop of many high school students clamoring raucously against her point, a young lady in her early twenties voiced her opinion.