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Easy Ways To Engage Young Students in Writing

In the classroom, providing variety in lesson plans can help students stay focused and engaged. For instance, when it comes to writing, there are so many ways in which teachers can keep lessons and instructions fresh and fun.  By integrating variety into their instructions, teachers can help spark students’ [...]

March 12th, 2024|0 Comments

Health, Fitness, and Wellness Tips for College Students

Whether it’s a dorm party, a club soccer tournament, or a comedy club event, college students can seem busier than CEOs. Of course, having such a full schedule to provide you with structure and purpose is great—but at the same time, it’s always important to remember to nourish yourself.  [...]

March 5th, 2024|0 Comments

How Track and Field Can be Transformative For Students

When I was in eleventh grade, I was hoping to finally make it on the girl’s varsity basketball team. After enduring two years of grueling try-outs, yet remaining in my place, humbled on the JV team, I figured it was finally my time. After all, in my school, it [...]

February 27th, 2024|0 Comments

Students Need to Rethink Stress

A few months ago, I watched Kelly McGonigal’s Ted Talk on stress. Even though I was actually seeking information on procrastination, McGonical’s talk opened a door for me, changing my entire perspective on stress. In McGonical’s talk, she explains that, with so many of her patients, she’s demonized stress. [...]

February 20th, 2024|0 Comments

The Critical Role Failure Plays in Student Success

People are always talking about how failure is not only important, but necessary for growth. And that sounds great in theory. But one thing gets in the way: we hate failing! We’re encouraged to embrace failing in order to advance in life. But this is easier said than done [...]

February 13th, 2024|0 Comments

The Importance of Learning Through Games and Play

As humans, do we consciously seek out games? (And I’m not talking about mind games, but games that are fun for all parties. Like hide-and-seek.) Or are we just wired to pursue them? When I was in first or second grade, every day during recess, my friends and I [...]

February 6th, 2024|0 Comments

The Science of Procrastination: How to Unlearn it

Procrastinating is like texting an ex.  You know you shouldn’t do it. Yet sometimes, despite all the self-help articles that urge you to resist, you do it anyway. And when you do, you relish the temporary elation of talking with your old flame. But soon after, you regret your [...]

January 31st, 2024|0 Comments

Spectacular Salads to Boost Your Study Game

Remember when you were a child and you thought spinach was a death sentence? Well, times have changed. It’s 2024, and you can now find chocolate fudge brownie ice cream made from avocado, and triple-creme cheese made from cashews. So it should surprise no one that it’s possible to [...]

January 16th, 2024|0 Comments

How Can Reading Help Young Students Develop Empathy?

There’s something very cool about books. When you dive into someone else’s world, you’re doing much more active brain work than you realize. And this cognitive process results in feeling like you almost are literally right there in the characters’ worlds. If you've experienced it, you know that reading [...]

January 9th, 2024|0 Comments
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