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Grief in the classroom; How to help; Student grief; Teachers help guide

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How To Help A Teacher's Guide To Helping Grieving Elementary Students In The Classroom, Caitlin Corrigan May 2013

How To Help A Teacher's Guide To Helping Grieving Elementary Students In The Classroom, Caitlin Corrigan

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In the United States alone, over 2 million (or a little more than 3%) of children are estimated to face the death of a parent before they turn 18 (Goodman, 2006)! The numbers only grow when the death of a grandparent, relative, sibling, or classmate are included. Death is a very real and lasting event. Most of these children will have to return to life as it was before in some way or another. For most of these children, that means returning to school. Sadly, in a teacher's undergraduate education they receive little or no formal training in how to …