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“Since students are more likely to learn when they do their own thinking, it is useful to encourage as many to think independently about a question as possible.”

It’s a well-documented trend: college students are increasingly reluctant to participate in class discussions. Especially during the early weeks of the semester – like now – creating the sort of classroom environment that fosters discussion is a huge challenge. I … Continue reading

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“Students who have experienced trauma and stress are not a small subpopulation of students.”

This book, like last week’s book, discusses “Adverse Childhood Experiences,” which is a set of 10 questions that assess the level of trauma kids experience.  These questions focus on exposure to mental illness, addiction, abandonment, hunger, physical abuse or danger, … Continue reading

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