July 2022

This weekend, starting at 12 noon Eastern US on Sat July 16th and runs for 24 hours and is an absolutely free online event as part of the "24-Hour Tap-A-Thon" livestream put on by Gene Monterastelli and is a fundraiser for the Peaceful Heart Network, an organization that has taught approximately 100,000 people to tap in some of the harshest conditions in the world. They work with people in war-torn countries, as well as serving refugee communities all over the world. The tap-a-thon team have...

We are working on an edited text entitled, "Exploring social-emotional learning in diverse academic settings". We are seeking chapters for inclusion in this work. The call for chapters can be found here: https://www.igi-global. com/publish/call-for-papers/ call-details/6060

By Jesse Wegman, Image: Mr. Winter, The New York Times, July 12, 2022 The downtown of Denton, Texas, a city of about 150,000 people and two large universities just north of Dallas, exudes the energy of a fast-growing place with a sizable student population: There’s a vibrant independent music scene, museums and public art exhibits, beer gardens, a surfeit of upscale dining options, a weekly queer variety show. The city is also racially and ethnically diverse: More than 45 percent of...

By Joshua Hunt, Illustration: Antoine Cossé, The New York Times, July 13, 2022 When I was 9, my family went on a long, strange road trip. Our destination was Walt Disney World, in Orlando, Fla., and the cost of admission was a lie. It was April of 1989, and my parents said the trip couldn’t wait until summer break. As the oldest of three children, I had the job of excusing our prolonged absence by telling our school we were headed to a family funeral. I remember being touched by my teachers’...

By Gillian Brockell, Image: Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post, The Washington Post, July 13, 2022 A statue of Mary McLeod Bethune was unveiled Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol, making her the first Black American in the National Statuary Hall collection. Bethune was a civil rights activist, a presidential adviser and the founder of the Daytona Literary and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls, which became Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach. Her statue represents the state of...

By Cecilia Nowell, Image: Ash Ponders, The Guardian, July 13, 2022 Driving along State Route 73 in eastern Arizona , it’s wide open skies and a red rock landscape, dotted with ponderosa pines, juniper bushes, yucca and prickly poppies. Just outside the White Mountain Apache town of Whiteriver, the blue roof of a gas station appears. Only, it’s not a gas station anymore. The sign that once listed gas prices now welcomes visitors to Café Gozhóó, a new restaurant celebrating Western Apache...

Register for today's webinar here! Lead Your Own "What Happened to You?" Book Study on Wednesday, July 13, 2:30-4 p.m. ET When I first got the book What Happened to You by Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry I was a mix of emotions. I was curious to learn but also reminded of life experiences I have had. Just the phrase,” What happened to you?” stirred the feeling and brought some of it back. Due to this I approached it as I do with the idea of physical health. We must take care of our bodies...

Deep-rooted shame resulting from adverse childhood experiences can weigh you down. These skills can help.

By Neil Mackay, Image: Gordon Terris/Hera ld & Times , The Herald, July 10, 2022 DOES Boris Johnson’s experience in boarding school explain his dysfunctional premiership? Did the psychological damage done to Johnson create a prime minister with a narcissistic personality stripped of empathy – and in turn lead to dire consequences for the British public in terms of the policies he has pursued? If you spend time talking with psychologist Dr Suzanne Zeedyk, Scotland’s leading authority on...

By Linda Jacobson, Image: AmeriCorps , The74, July 12, 2022 With a third pandemic summer underway, the Biden administration’s new push to recruit 250,000 tutors and mentors is getting a late start in helping students recover from academic and social-emotional setbacks. Organizers and experts say it could be 2023 before families and schools see the impact. “We can’t mobilize fast enough,” said Robert Balfanz, an education professor running the new National Partnership for Student Success,...

By Charlotte Cowles , The New York Times, July 11, 2022 There’s a popular cartoon meme, “ Me vs. My Parents ,” that compares “my parents at age 29” to a millennial at the same age (“me”). The 29-year-olds of yore are always making adult decisions — buying a house, having a baby, investing in a 401(k) — while the millennial contemplates getting a cat or a plant. The punchline is that the millennial won’t grow up. Or can’t afford to, depending on whom you ask. Broke millennials have been the...

By Marsha Mercer , Image: Star Max via The Associated Press , PEW, July 12, 2022 With online and retail sports betting now legal in more than 30 states, the portrait of a new problem gambler is emerging: the high school student. Although the legal age for gambling ranges from 18 to 21 depending on the state, between 60% and 80% of high school students report having gambled for money in the past year, according to the National Council on Problem Gambling. The group says the pandemic and easy...