Challenge Is Uncomfortable. Live With It.
Published by EducationNews.org -- Kids would be less bored in school if they were asked to…
Julia SteinyApril 30, 2015
Time, the Most Valuable Currency in the School Day
Published by EducationNews.org -- Setting aside downtime helps nurture the skills that let kids be successful. Last week…
Julia SteinyApril 23, 2015
Refuel Kids’ Attention with Short Movement Breaks
Published by EducationNews.org -- It makes no sense to take dynamic young bodies and insist they…
Julia SteinyApril 16, 2015
Three Reasons American Kids Suffer from Depression
Published by EducationNews.org -- A kid can’t succeed if she's already telling herself she’s a full-on loser.…
Julia SteinyApril 2, 2015
Give Students a Voice So They Can Improve Their Own School
Published by EducationNews.org -- Working on a system to help troubled students stay in school, but be…
Julia SteinyMarch 26, 2015
Dalhousie, A University With the Guts To Teach
Published by EducationNews.org -- Restorative Justice has been tried, honed, and is now mature enough to…
Julia SteinyMarch 19, 2015
When Parents Separate, Family Courts Make Bad Situations Worse
Published by EducationNews.org -- The legal system is about winning and losing, not about helping a broken…
Julia SteinyMarch 12, 2015
A Punitive Mindset Ruins Good Testing Data
Published by EducationNews.org -- Standardized tests are fantastically useful. But schools can’t be harangued, threatened or sanctioned into…
Julia SteinyMarch 5, 2015
Ask Kids Good Questions, Then Let Them Answer
Published by EducationNews.org -- In conference, we understand why many parents want to speak for their kids. But it's…
Julia SteinyFebruary 12, 2015
If Teachers Don’t Go To School, Why Should Kids?
Published by EducationNews.org -- When lots of teachers are out, school can get chaotic. In Rhode Island,…
Julia SteinyFebruary 5, 2015