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Better Assessing the Whole Child to Achieve Higher Academic Outcomes
The long-held convention of focusing on academic assessments without understanding or assessing students’ social and emotional development is a missed opportunity and has left us unable to see, understand, and appreciate the whole child.
Mass Murder: An Answer to a CTE Teacher’s Dilemma
In traumatic situations, content and pedagogy are not enough. What emerges is another equally important factor: the culture of the classroom.
The Importance of Community
What does community mean in education?
To connect community in education, we must begin by thinking about the whole child, not just addressing his, her, or their deficits. We must consider the child in the community of the classroom, the school, and the neighborhood.