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Race To Nowhere and the Whole Child � Whole Child Blog - Whole Child Education

Race To Nowhere and the Whole Child � Whole Child Blog - Whole Child Education
  • Race To Nowhere and the Whole Child

    We are about to enter the season of the educational documentary. Much has been written about the four films coming out for theatrical run and community screenings this fall—Waiting For Superman, The Lottery, The Cartel, and Race to Nowhere—with their takes of the current state of U.S. education. But less has been mentioned about what [...]

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  • ASCD Whole Child Bloggers

    A Whole Child Approach to Addressing Bullying

    Bullying affects each critical dimension of a whole child approach to education because it compromises students’ physical and emotional health and safety; affects relationships with peers and adults in the school; creates barriers to students engaging in learning and connecting to the school and broader community; and impacts students academic performance. How can we address bullying locally and nationally so that each student learns in a positive school climate that ensures they are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged?

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  • ASCD Whole Child Bloggers

    My Wellness Hypocrisy

    Bridgette Wagoner, director of Educational Services for Waverly-Shell Rock Schools and former interim director of the Whole Child Award winning Price Laboratory School, reflects on the process of creating a shared culture of wellness in her district while taking an honest look at her own wellness in "My Wellness Hypocrisy."

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