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Social-emotional learning is now 'character ed' or 'life skills' or ...
School leaders are rebranding "social-emotional learning" as "character education" or other less controversial names, but teaching the same lessons.
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 42 min read
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AI will write your kid's suicide note
ChatGPT can be tricked into writing a suicide note, designing a starvation diet for an anorexic or offering advice on how to hide intoxication at school.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 232 min read
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Crazy time: Illinois schools will test students' mental health
Illinois will screen all students for mental health issues, despite evidence that universal programs school-based programs don't improve mental health or academic outcomes.
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 42 min read
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Mental health programs increased emotional problems in English schools
Programs designed to improve students' mental health made things worse in the long run, reports a study in England.
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 82 min read
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