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Here Are the 10 Stories K-12 Readers Couldn’t Put Down in 2024

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As we look back at the K-12 stories that resonated the most with our readers last year, a trend quickly emerges: 2024 was the year of the personal essay. Here are the most popular K-12 stories of 2024. As a Principal, I Thought I Promoted Psychological Safety. Then a Colleague Spoke Up.

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Why the preteen years are a critical period for brain development

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27, 2020 seminar on adolescent learning and well-being in Berkeley, California. Leave this field empty if you're human: Dahl describes himself as a developmental scientist, practicing in a field that combines many subjects such as neuroscience, psychology and medicine. ” Sign up for Jill Barshay's Proof Points newsletter.

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Is strength-based learning a “magic bullet?”

The Hechinger Report

Though grounded in complex positive psychology research, the strength-based approach boils down to a simple rule: Focus on what students do well. Others use strength systems designed by the British Centre of Applied Positive Psychology or by Thrively, a California-based startup. But what is it, exactly?

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OPINION: When it comes to liberal-arts education, online learning changes only the tools

The Hechinger Report

Seminar discussions on Zoom, Teams or Google Hangouts can be lively, lectures can be understood, and breakout sessions and team projects can be completed. The problem wasn’t just the platform, it was my own limitations as a creative teacher. Still, many students want nothing more than to be back on campus.

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Nearly all the seniors at this charter school went to college. Only 6 out of 52 finished on time

The Hechinger Report

y Christmas, 12 percent of Sci Academy’s first graduates had either dropped out or transferred to a community college. psychology class. She sat in the front row for the sociology and biology seminars, but couldn’t concentrate in a room with more than 30 classmates. The air smelled familiar.