By Jodi Maurici

Read Time: 8 minutes

Straightforward Tips from a 7th Grade Teacher Who Has Watched Her Students Growing Passive & Anxious These Past Few Years

"Students don't even open the classroom door when someone knocks. They look around for someone else to do it." As a seventh grade teacher for over 25 years, I have...
By Jodi Maurici

Read Time: 8 minutes

21 Things Teachers Really Want You to Stop Doing for Your Kids

The day our children are born is quite possibly one of the happiest days of our lives. We vow to protect them and keep them safe at all costs. But...
By Jodi Maurici

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Our Students Are Struggling with Social Media and Anxiety—and Adults Are the Ones to Blame

While teaching a lesson on stress the other day in class, I posed a question to my 7th graders:  “Do you think you have more or less stress than your...
By Jodi Maurici

Read Time: 4 minutes

How One Teacher Lowered Student Anxiety With The Let Grow Project

Last fall I was excited to start another promising school year with my 240 seventh grade health education students. However, I was confronted by an array of challenges I had...