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Calming End-Of-Year Stress, Lori Desautels
Calming End-Of-Year Stress, Lori Desautels
Scholarship and Professional Work – Education
For many teachers and students, nearing the end of the school year can be a time of mixed feelings, sometimes including fear and anxiety. Students who walk through our doors with what Dr. John Seita and Dr. Larry Brendtro call "family privilege" look forward to time with friends and family, summer outings, and a freer schedule. These students are entering summer break "feeling felt and accepted" within their home environments. Their secure attachment with caregivers allows for expression, mistakes, and freedom to explore their self. Family privilege is defined as an invisible package of assets and pathways that provide us …
Energy And Calm: Change It Up And Calm It Down!, Lori Desautels
Energy And Calm: Change It Up And Calm It Down!, Lori Desautels
Scholarship and Professional Work – Education
Unlike the sequels to movies, I hope that part two of last year's Energy and Calm post will continue to strengthen your understanding of how our brains naturally learn, think, and behave. So let's return to the calming yet energizing zone of focused attention practices and brain breaks, a place that would greatly benefit students -- and their teachers -- when revisited frequently.
Brains In Pain Cannot Learn!, Lori Desautels
Brains In Pain Cannot Learn!, Lori Desautels
Scholarship and Professional Work – Education
Educators want nothing more than for our students to feel successful and excited to learn, and to understand the importance of their education. We want our students' attention and respect to match our own. I believe that most if not all of our students desire the same, but walking through our classroom doors are beautifully complex youth who are neurobiologically wired to feel before thinking.