Aug 11, 2019, Cleveland.com: School discipline should be an academic priority: Tim Moriarty (Opinion) https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2019/08/school-discipline-should-be-an-academic-priority-tim-moriarty-opinion.html Guest columnist Tim Moriarty, a Canton native, has had a 30-plus year career as an educator, serving as a journalism professor and English teacher. He was named a Golden Apple Teacher of Distinction in Lee County, Florida, and has worked as a substitute teacher for more than six years in Stark County. Want to know what’s going on in the schools? A lot more than you think -- and what teachers often see would surprise you. It takes committed leadership to consistently enforce high standards among pupils. And it starts and ends with discipline. Lack of discipline in the classroom leads to lower academic achievements. Small clusters of students consistently keep others from learning. Some teachers spend about 50 percent of their time dealing with the "disrupters" and classroom discipline. It takes its toll on the energy and morale of teachers. …
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.
Loss of Brain Trust features over 9,000 news stories published worldwide since January, 2017
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