Imagine a 3-year-old is on a swing set and tries to jump off, but falls. They scrape their knee and, naturally, start crying for their caregiver. The way their parent or caregiver reacts in this ...

Year ago, while studying for my master’s degree in social work (MSW), I worked for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. I vividly remember a child abuse case that came ...

A person can self-advocate by gaining knowledge about their healthcare rights and taking action to improve the level of care they receive. Learning to self-advocate can help people understand their ...

Learning to be strategically selfish saved my relationships, career, and sanity—and it started with a breakdown in my office ...

In my previous posts, we explored why summer feels so boring for kids and why traditional activity lists often make the problem worse. Today, I want to dive deeper into what child-led learning ...

In most discussions of leadership, the emphasis is on one person’s influence with others. But there’s clear evidence that effective influence with others must be preceded by the leader’s own ...

Jerrid Kruse receives funding from the National Science Foundation, the NASA Iowa Space Grant Consortium, and the William G. Stowe Foundation. During my years teaching science in middle school, high ...

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS — Improvements to daily classroom effectiveness and student behavior have been noted since Unified School District 207 first implemented “move-to-learn” practices in Fort ...