Posts Tagged resilience
Thank Good Mothers for Licking Their Little Rats
Posted by Julia Steiny in Uncategorized on May 9, 2013
Published by EducationNews.org – On Mother’s Day, let us heartily commend those profoundly affectionate moms, who don’t hover, but do console. When a character flaw appears in ourselves or others, our instinct is to blame Mom. I know that’s my own boys’ working theory. But, as it turns out, hard science is on their side. Researchers […]
Put Kids’ Mental Health at the Center of Education
Posted by Julia Steiny in Uncategorized on December 27, 2012
Published by EducationNews.org — Kids’ mental health is at least as important as their physical health. For me, it’s all about mental health. And by “it,” I mean improving education, and a thousand other aspects of kids’ lives. What does a kid learn with? Well, that would be her brain. And if you’re thinking that […]
The Moral Dilemma of Teaching Submissive Habits to Poor Kids
Posted by Julia Steiny in Uncategorized on October 25, 2012
Published by EducationNews.org — “No-excuses” schools get great test results, but at what cost? I’m standing in the play area of a “no-excuses” school with its Director and his energetic young Principal. The kids have been sprung momentarily from their super-structured environment and are shrieking and bouncing around like other kids would. I’m relieved they […]
What Does a Flourishing, Healthy, Competent Kid Look Like?
Posted by Julia Steiny in Uncategorized on October 11, 2012
Published by EducationNews.org — Child Trends is working on a new project to track positive trends among children and youth. Child Trends has started a “Flourishing Child Project.” Ironically, Child Trends (CT) has long been among my most reliable sources of data about the state of American kids, almost all of which is depressingly negative. Their […]
Stranger Danger is A Uniquely American Insanity
Posted by Julia Steiny in Uncategorized on July 19, 2012
Published by EducationNews.org – The fears that convince parents to keep their kids from free-range summer activities are unwarranted and harmful. It’s summertime, summertime, sum, sum, summertime!! It’s time for kids to roam the ‘hood and reclaim it as their own. Time to build forts, dam streams, invent games, and figure out fun excuses for getting […]
If Parents Want Graduates, Raise Resilient Kids
Posted by Julia Steiny in Uncategorized on May 31, 2012
Published by EducationNews.org — If we want to see graduation rates improve, parents are going to have to introduce their kids to adulthood before sending them to college. Congratulations high school grads! In the Fall, many of you will go off to college, with all its adult freedom and delights. But do you have the […]
