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Wellness approach supports students [SmartBrief.com]

 

No pressure, teachers, but as an academic instructor, you’ve not only taken on students’ learning development, but also their social and emotional development.

The role teachers play in child development is a vital one, but playing it can be emotionally draining, asserts Alex Shevrin, a teacher at Center Point School in Winooski, Vt.

Shevrin was recently recognized as one of SmartBrief’s Editor’s Choice Content Award winners for her blog post, “A mindset shift to continue supporting the most frustrating kids.”

In her post, Shevrin, who teaches at a small, non-profit alternative therapeutic school, advises teachers to shift their mindset to prioritize mental health before feelings of frustration and irritation begin to “chip away” at empathy.



[For more of this story, written by Allison Kline, go to http://smartbrief.com/original...ch-supports-students

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