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What Resiliency Means as a Marine

SHAPE America

RESILIENCY FOR STUDENTS Physical education provides many benefits for developing resiliency. He is currently working toward his bachelor’s degree in psychology and loves working out, boxing, and spending time with his family. Don’t hesitate to lean on your support system for guidance. Find out more about Promoted Content.

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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

Adding more movement — through physical education, recess and active classrooms — is essential for beating the almost-winter blues. Educators worry about time spent on learning, the Common Core, and curriculum standards (all for good reason). Therefore, I encourage educators to incorporate more HPE into every classroom, every day.

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Supporting Black Students in Physical Education

SHAPE America

Despite recent attention to the needs of Black youth, their perspectives are still noticeably absent from physical education in a way that fully encapsulates the full spectrum of their experiences. Contrary to what is occasionally implied, physical education is not immune to inequities that exist in society. Why Critical?

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The Relentless School Nurse: Silent Scars – Understanding the Hidden Impact of ICE Raids on Children

Relentless School Nurse

It explores the profound psychological, educational, and social challenges these young individuals face, often struggling with anxiety, PTSD, and academic setbacks that can shape their entire futures. Create community education programs to reduce stigma and increase understanding of the challenges faced by immigrant families.

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Physical Education (PE) a guilt-trip subject for education systems

Reinventing the Game

The Perfect Physical Education (PE) classroom – What does it look like? Is PE a guilt-trip subject for education systems to ensure there is a balance in their existence? The macro education environment seems to believe in its presence and its deserved existence but the worry for me is its micro presence in schools.

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The Relentless School Nurse: This is NOT SCHOOL SAFETY

Relentless School Nurse

School safety is not just a physical challenge, but a psychological one too. We do not have to live this way or educate our children in schools that feel more like prisons than warm, welcoming communities of learning. . Becoming trauma-informed should be an essential component of the overall mission of the education system.

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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

Overemphasizing structured practices and competition early on is linked to two critical issues facing young athletes today: psychological burnout and overuse injuries. They are not educated or trained to understand whats necessary to properly develop our youth. Gradually increase skill complexity and training intensity post-puberty.

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