‘I realize connection is exactly what our world is missing.’

1 month ago

Forget What Your Parents Told You: It’s Time To Start Talking To Strangers.

SDI Productions via Getty Images The connections we have with strangers are more powerful than you realize. “These results suggest that talking to strangers is a critical part of a rich and diverse social life.” - Hanne Collins, a Harvard Business School PhD student and researcher She offered an example: Let’s say you had 10 conversations in a day. Collins …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Universities are teaching students to combat climate anxiety with action

NPR

Universities are teaching students to combat climate anxiety with action Some universities, sensitive to student anxiety over climate change, are taking novel approaches to teaching the subject. It is about taking a different approach to teaching college students about climate change, one that's personal, says Professor Michael Hoffman. REDELMEIER: In 2021, Hoffman co-wrote a book on how climate change could …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

High School Seniors Face Uncertainty as Hurricane Helene Impacts Asheville

Associated Press

High school seniors in Asheville, North Carolina, are facing challenges due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. With schools closed, they have been finding alternative ways to pass the time, including volunteering, exploring hurricane-damaged parts of town, and playing board games. However, the uncertainty surrounding college applications adds another layer of stress to their already difficult decision-making process.

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3 months ago

Colleges are having special trainings for incoming students after the year of protests

NPR

Colleges are having special trainings for incoming students after the year of protests College administrators, reeling from campus protests over Gaza, are now implementing programs to foster civil discourse. And as GBH's Kirk Carapezza reports, it's part of a new effort by administrators to make conversation civil when students disagree. CARAPEZZA: The work comes as colleges have increasingly become battlefields …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Feeling climate anxiety? These books offer glimmers of hope — and much-needed wisdom

LA Times

I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on climate anxiety — and on the feelings of helplessness that have simmered in the hearts and minds of so many friends and colleagues. “The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here” by Hope Jahren : A slim but mighty read, this book is conversational, enlightening, …

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6 months, 1 week ago

ESL instructor's exploration of students' American aspirations and resilience

China Daily

The Statue of Liberty is seen on Liberty Island in New York, US. A different American dream On June 29, 2022, during my first meeting with a Ukrainian student, I asked her, "What is your American dream? There's a Chinese saying: 宁为太平犬，不为乱世人, that is "Better to be a dog in a peaceful era than a human in war time." Resilience: …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rise of the 'Kidults': An obsession with wellbeing in schools, crying rooms at universities - here's why so many young people are eschewing adult life for an adolescence that stretches into their 30s

Daily Mail

Are you, like me, fed up with being treated like a child, talked down to and patronised by a contemporary culture that wants to infantilise us? It’s seen in the ‘safe spaces’ and ‘crying rooms’ that are the embarrassing by-products of mollycoddling students instead of preparing them for the inescapable challenges of adult life. It’s a similar story in our …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

People Dread This Type Of Social Interaction — But It Has Surprising Benefits

Huff Post

SDI Productions via Getty Images The connections we have with strangers are more powerful than you realize. “These results suggest that talking to strangers is a critical part of a rich and diverse social life.” - Hanne Collins, a Harvard Business School PhD student and researcher She offered an example: Let’s say you had 10 conversations in a day. Collins …

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9 months ago

Empowering students: Innovative approaches to climate change education

India Today

Introducing students to the complex and urgent issue of climate change is not just an educational imperative but a moral and practical necessity in today's world. By fostering climate literacy, critical thinking, and a sense of agency, we empower students to become informed stewards of the planet and active participants in efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Field …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

UChicago student delegation urges enhanced people-to-people ties after China visit

China Daily

A delegation of about 30 teachers and students from the University of Chicago paid an 8-day visit to China, with their final stop in Shanghai. They engaged in dialogues with local people's congress deputies in Shanghai, fostering a deeper comprehension of China's lawmaking mechanisms and learning how the wisdom of ordinary people is reflected in the country's laws. "Our perception …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: Don’t cancel U.S. college students with strong views on Israel and Gaza. Encourage complexity

LA Times

Campuses across the nation are debating what is and isn’t free speech. As a secular Jewish woman, I can be both broken-hearted over the 1,200 Israelis killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, and also grieve for the more than 13,000 Palestinians killed in Israel’s retaliation. As an analytical thinker, I must concede that I cannot understand a quality of …

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1 year, 1 month ago

My Students Wanted to Talk Israel-Palestine. Here’s What We Did Instead.

Slate

I’ve been teaching Sigmund Freud’s Civilization and Its Discontents to college students for a long time now, and it’s always a challenge. Early on he argued that the best we can do is replace “hysterical misery with common unhappiness,” and his bleak appraisal of the human condition was solidified during World War I: “We cannot but feel that no event …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Opinion: College students were ‘woke’ in the ’60s, annoying to elders and drivers of social change. Meet their successors

LA Times

Students march outside a meeting of the UC Board of Regents at UCLA on May 17. The Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley was created not just to defend students’ rights to express themselves but to challenge the framework of a society that offered what its most famous leader, Mario Savio, called a sick “utopia of sterilized automated contentment.” The …

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1 year, 4 months ago

The key to saving youth from violent paths? Inclusive higher education

Al Jazeera

This is a generation that refuses to be silenced. Education today must provide young adults with the necessary knowledge, skills, and critical thinking abilities to engage in constructive dialogue and tackle complex problems. To effectively drive positive change, higher education must foster inclusive environments that value diversity and create spaces where all voices are heard and respected. To truly transform …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Surgeon general lays out framework to tackle loneliness and ‘mend the social fabric of our nation’

CNN

CNN — US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory Tuesday addressing the “epidemic of loneliness and isolation” affecting the country and laying out a framework for a “National Strategy to Advance Social Connection.” The advisory is part of the Biden administration’s broader efforts to address mental health, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday. “Equitable access to …

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2 years, 1 month ago

There’s A Mental Health Crisis Among Black Students. What Are HBCUs Doing To Help?

Huff Post

College was extremely difficult for me. A study from the National Institutes of Health found that approximately 34% of Black students reported feeling “so depressed in the last year it was difficult to function.” Black students attending HBCUs have also been dealing with the additional stress of bomb threats at their universities, and suddenly not having access to abortion services …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Online school put US kids behind. Some adults have regrets.

Associated Press

BOSTON — Vivian Kargbo thought her daughter’s Boston school district was doing the right thing when officials kept classrooms closed for most students for more than a year. “It is very easy with hindsight to say, ‘Oh, learning loss, we should have opened.’ People forget how many people died,” said Austin Beutner, former superintendent in Los Angeles, where students were …

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2 years, 3 months ago

At UN, leaders confront COVID’s impact on global education

Associated Press

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2 years, 4 months ago

Florida Has An Outrageous New Law Targeting Teachers. Here's Why I'll Be Breaking It.

Huff Post

Ron DeSantis speaks during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit held at the Tampa Convention Center on July 22 in Tampa, Florida. I will not “whitewash” our country’s history or minimize the challenges and oppression that so many still experience, especially those who are women and/or members of the BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities. Smith’s work also addresses homophobia and …

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2 years, 7 months ago

‘I was locked up alone with myself, and I found peace. Through the struggle I gained confidence.’

LA Times

When I was a freshman, I expected a normal high school experience, as anyone would. The latter half of my sophomore year was the start of the lockdown — or what we were told at first, “a two-week break.” I still remember feeling helpless and being told “it gets better,” but what did they know? I was locked up alone …

2 years, 8 months ago

How the pandemic has made us re-examine our lives and values

Live Mint

If there is one theme that has prevailed consistently since March 2020, either in the context of therapy sessions or organisational work, it is what I call repurposing. I would define repurposing as a conscious, mindful attempt at examining one’s life in relation to the developmental stage and reassessing what needs to be strengthened, what we need to let go …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Back to School: Students Facing Hard Time Socializing After 2 Years of Social Distancing

News 18

As school campuses reopen after two years, students are having a hard time adjusting to a routine. Read| School Reopening: From Delhi to Kerala, Know Which States Started In-person Classes Going back to school also means getting used to writing practice, sitting straight in class for hours at stretch – which could be taxing at first, said Salukhe. “I had …

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2 years, 11 months ago

School reopening: How to ease children's anxiety and help them re-adjust

Hindustan Times

As schools and colleges across the country are gradually re-opening amid receding third wave of Covid-19, children no wonder are excited about meeting their friends and teachers after a significant gap of two years. We must keep in mind though that after two years of online classes, even coming back to school is a transition that children may take time …

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3 years ago

In 2022, Stop Worrying about Reading, Writing, Maths and Help Kids Cope with Their Feelings

News 18

In this pandemic, our children have grown up very fast as compared to any other generation. Spaces will have to be seen differently; game rooms, laboratories, canteens, foyers, corridors, libraries, sports fields, activity rooms, toilets, staircases, halls, assembly areas — all places where children converge will have to be constantly cleaned on rotation. Activity rooms, sports rooms, laboratories and other …

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3 years ago

COVID-19 pandemic may not have been all bad for school students, study finds

ABC

Despite the significant disruption the COVID-19 pandemic caused to schools, some students still look back on the experience positively, an Australian study shows. Key points: An Australian study found students who reported creativity in their learning during the pandemic also reported less overall stress Schools have an opportunity to re-imagine the way classes are taught, researcher Dr Tim Patston said …

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3 years, 1 month ago

“Are we supposed to know what we’re doing?”

Live Mint

I look back at the year 2019 with so much fondness. Nagpal echoes the former sentiment while describing her post-university transition in a pandemic as “fraught with uncertainty and feelings of hopelessness.” Applying to jobs “was like trying to shoot arrows in the void,” she reflects. Raima Ganguly,, a former student of Comparative Literature emphasizes the impossibility of "having stable …

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3 years, 1 month ago

10 popular trends to deal education crisis post pandemic

India Today

The covid-19 pandemic has totally changed the educational scenario in very unpredictable ways. From the previous year, as schools moved to online learning and teachers scrambled to deal with different ways of teaching, many students and parents gained a new appreciation for the value of self-care. STEAM curriculum Earlier you have heard about STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, …

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3 years, 5 months ago

College students mentor school-going children

The Hindu

A group of friends from school sowed the seeds of Talent Quest for India in 2010. Twenty seven-year-old G Ramasubramaniam, one of its founding members, who now works for a corporate house, says the team and vision for TQI evolved over the years, beginning with his college days at SRM University. It underscored for me the fact that youngsters wanted …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Has COVID killed the dream of a 'full college experience' for university students hoping for so much more?

ABC

When Macey Holland signed up to do an agriculture degree at university she was looking forward to making new friends, getting her hands dirty on the farm as part of her course and enjoying everything university life had to offer. As universities around the country start pitching to their 2022 recruits, they're promising the "full college experience" for country students …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Hopeful, resilient, nervous: Youth of the pandemic share their thoughts after having faced a year of global crisis

Firstpost

They are among a group of young people who first spoke with The Associated Press last year, just as the pandemic started to grip the world. “We thought that the entire human population will be finished,” 10-year-old Advait said in a video interview recently filmed for the AP by the boys’ parents. That’s still very hard.” The pandemic has caused …

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3 years, 7 months ago

How pandemic has changed social, career viewpoints of GenZ: Survey

India TV News

The Covid-19 pandemic has an impact on the behavioral health of the students. The Pearson survey showed that while students around the world have faced adversity with shifts in education, they've gained life skills - both social and educational. As per the survey among college students, 67 per cent report an increased interest in social or civic issues, 63 per …

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3 years, 7 months ago

The landscape of friendships is changing in the pandemic

Hindustan Times

If you were on a desert island with the chance to bring two friends, who would they be? This proximity in a time of distress strengthens the bond further, as “stressful situations bring people together in a much deeper way”, says counselling psychologist Raisa Kaur. “Close friends are standing up for each other in ways they hadn’t before,” Kaur says. …

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3 years, 9 months ago

LAUSD students suffered ‘alarming’ academic harm during pandemic, report says

LA Times

Students at all levels have suffered academically since the Los Angeles Unified School District closed its campuses more than a year ago, with the greatest harm falling on younger ones and those who were faring worse before the pandemic, a new report has concluded. “The consequence of moving into the fall semester without an understanding of students’ academic and social-emotional …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Author Susan McPherson reveals how you can reconnect in an era of isolation

Hindustan Times

When it comes to interacting during this pandemic, admit it: We all feel a bit like Tom Hanks in the movie “Cast Away”, having conversations with Wilson the volleyball. Author Susan McPherson reveals how you can reconnect in an era of isolation And that is okay. To find out how, Reuters sat down with Susan McPherson, founder and chief executive …

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3 years, 9 months ago

‘It’s exhausting.’ A year of distance learning wears thin

Associated Press

AMERICUS, Ga. — At first, many schools announced it would last only a couple weeks. “The first 30 minutes of class, I won’t really be there,” she says. Her English teacher is out with COVID-19, so another oversees the reading of “Romeo and Juliet.” A classmate holds a baby brother during history class, where the teacher’s efforts to keep students’ …

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3 years, 9 months ago

'It's exhausting.' A year of distance learning wears thin

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The first 30 minutes of class, I won’t really …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Why we may have to re-learn to socialise

BBC

Why we may have to re-learn to socialise Alamy With socialising at a near halt during the pandemic, our social muscles have atrophied. Alamy Elbow bumps as greetings may stay as many are finding it awkward to ease back into hugs and other types of physical contact the pandemic has suspended For instance, people with smaller and less complex social …

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3 years, 10 months ago

For Parkland seniors, high school years bookended by tragedy

The Independent

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3 years, 11 months ago

How schools are taking steps to keep COVID-19 at bay as they get ready to welcome students

The Hindu

A touchless temperature check for every student passing through the gate, a safety precaution protocol to include personal hygiene, a face recognition terminal that raises an alarm when someone’s mask falls. “It’s heart warming to have the children back in campus,” says Rahat Rashed, vice principal of Meridian School in Hyderabad. “The learning environments in the school are filled with …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Conversations with self : We need resilience and relevance

The Hindu

One cannot say or write with assurance what the pandemic has caused to the psyche of most people, yet there is no doubt that it has shaken the very edifice of human existence. Given this thought, I believe it may be sensible to ‘thin slice’ our existence and look at two essential aspects of living, especially if we have to …

4 years ago

Life lesson quotes to inspire you

India Today

Life is a journey filled with adventures at every moment. Quotes on life lessons by successful people Don't waste another moment crying over what went wrong! As we learn from them, our lives change for the better—Louis Hay Every one of us comes into this life with lessons to learn and gifts to give—Shakti Gawain Life is 10 percent what …

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4 years ago

'What Real Friends Do': How to Navigate Tough Conversations About COVID-19

NPR

'What Real Friends Do': How to Navigate Tough Conversations About COVID-19 Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images As it gets colder, and harder to gather outdoors, some of Kenzie Billings' conversations with her loved ones are feeling a bit more fraught. "I have people that don't believe the virus is real; they feel like it's …

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4 years, 4 months ago

U.K. Students Begin To Return To Classes During COVID-19 Pandemic

NPR

U.K. Students Begin To Return To Classes During COVID-19 Pandemic Many parents in England are looking forward to this week's return to school, but the government's shifting policy on coronavirus precautions has some worried as infections rise. LANGFITT: And, meanwhile, COVID-19 cases are rising near where she lives in the northeast of England, and Gibson says sending her kids back …

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4 years, 5 months ago

World is facing ‘generational catastrophe’ in education, UN warns

CNN

CNN — The world is facing a “generational catastrophe” because of school closures during the coronavirus pandemic, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday. “Now we face a generational catastrophe that could waste untold human potential, undermine decades of progress, and exacerbate entrenched inequalities.” The knock-on effects on child nutrition, child marriage and gender equality, among others, are “deeply concerning,” he …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Column: My daughter isn’t going back to college. I am relieved and heartbroken

LA Times

My elder daughter recently decided she would not return to her college campus for the fall semester, and I am equal parts relieved and deeply sad. Fiona could matriculate online from an apartment in Philly just as easily as from her California bedroom — and then at least she would not feel like she was back in high school, could …

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4 years, 6 months ago

College 2020: A day in the life of a socially distancing student

LA Times

A jogger in face mask crosses a street at Pomona College on March 27. “We have 10,000 scenarios; we’re just not sure which one of the 10,000 is the one that’s going to be implemented,” said Michael Feltner, dean of Pepperdine’s Seaver College. Let’s make it so there are variations.” Many schools anticipate that student kitchens will remain available, as …

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4 years, 6 months ago

We’re students from different generations. Here’s what quarantining alone taught us.

CNN

CNN — As colleges across the country shut down their campuses, students of all ages found themselves scrambling to get home. Like students across the country, I finished the semester online, graduated sans ceremony over a Zoom call with my family – and watched as opportunities for after graduation grew slimmer and slimmer. Like me, Katherine seemed to miss the …

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4 years, 6 months ago

An ode to the classroom

The Hindu

As we sit cocooned in the self during this pandemic, an age is silently slipping away. Internet as a basic right In a networked society, where the idea of space and time, along with economy and governance, have undergone paradigm shifts, so much so that the enjoyment of all fundamental rights seem linked to information technologies, the government could, of …

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4 years, 7 months ago

4 ways universities are prepping young minds for the war against Covid-19

India Today

Coronavirus is seen to be branching out across the country, creating more and more panic and fear amongst the people. With UGC's guidelines and the relentless efforts to ease the way for the students, universities have been paying special attention and taking apt measures to encourage their morale and help them get through the crisis. The virtual study culture also …

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