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Supporting the Whole Child

-Meria J. Carstarphen

Athletics, whether through PE classes, informal intramural sports, or formal teams, is one way our public schools try to keep their students healthy, engaged, and excited about school. However, for our children, physical activity is just one aspect of health and wellness within a whole-child approach.

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The Whole Child, Equity, and Student Outcomes

-Bill Caritj, Staff Writer

Darling-Hammond and Cook-Harvey (2018) argue that because of the focus on test-based accountability, many U.S. schools were not focused on the “broader life skills” that students need or the “sense of self” to achieve their full potential.”

Beyond Individual Beliefs: Rethinking Mindset, Culture, and the Responsibility to Build Cultures of Growth

-Dr. Afiya Fredericks, Associate Professor of Advanced Studies, Leadership, & Policy, and NCEED Research Faculty, Morgan State University.

My work on mindset theory did not begin in graduate school, a laboratory, or with a dataset. It began in my lived experience as a student navigating achievement, expectation, and doubt.