Feb 5, 2018, Erie, PA, Your Erie: General McLane teachers participate in mental health training http://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/general-mclane-teachers-participate-in-mental-health-training/952700244 For the first time ever, the entire staff of General McLane High School participates in a mental health training. Local behavior and psychology expert Kimberly Morrow spent the morning with more than 200 teachers and staff members from the district. Training them on dealing with students who have anxiety, OCD, and other mental health issues. Superintendent Richard Scaletta says many schools are seeing an increase in mental health issues amongst students, this is why he wanted his staff to be properly trained. "What we're learning today is that we have to help them embrace the anxiety. Help them say, 'yeah, I'm going to be anxious and concerned... and maybe even upset about this, but I'm going to get through it.'" Scaletta says teachers will be utilizing tips from the training starting today.
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.