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Growing up, what did you like most about your school? We've found that many students cite their teachers when asked this question! If you have surveyed with us before, be sure to look through your reports for sentiments like these to share out with your community!

Growing up, what did you like most about your school? We've found that many students cite their teachers when asked this question! If you have surveyed with us before, be sure to look through your reports for sentiments like these to share out with your community!

When young people are disconnected from school and work, they are more likely to encounter a variety of challenges in adulthood, ranging from employment difficulties to poor physical and mental health. All youth, regardless of their background, deserve access to the resources and support they need to stay connected with the education and job opportunities that can help them build financial stability in adulthood. Explore the 2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more about the economic well-being of youth across the country. https://bit.ly/4ce2OSN

Good manners are still crucial, but the importance we place on children doing as they’re told appears to have plummeted in the past 30 years. A large survey has shown that British adults care far less about children being obedient than they did in 1990, and that we now place more value on independence, hard work and imagination. Our top priorities have remained constant, however. In 1990 the most important things parents could teach their offspring were considered to be good manners and not to be selfish, and the same is true today. 🔗 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eZvxE4Yp

https://lnkd.in/dYAvpbRT Effects of Regular Classes in Outdoor Education Settings: A Systematic Review on Students’ Learning, Social and Health Dimensions

Parents always look for benchmarks to assess their child's progress. Often, they benchmark against other children, but a measure of a child should never be another child. This list of 20 jobs to give to kids before they turn 10 is a useful benchmark for capacity and independence-building.

Is anyone able to help please? Do you know any 10/11-year-olds who you could ask to answer the following questionnaire? It requires no personal details, it's just opinions and it's just 7 questions. The schools have broken up so I am hoping the power of Linked in could help. We are starting to build on the Sunshine People's work and need this information to make sure we go in the right direction for the current trends. This tiny action and input could make a huge difference to the work we do. https://lnkd.in/epwPyiTD

Many parents nowadays love giving their children the freedom to do whatever they want. We need to realize that humans thrive on structure. So although you want to make no rules and let them suffer the consequences themselves We (as the adults) need to set them up in a way that will help them succeed. What are some guidelines you think you should be putting in place?

Schools are seeing a rise in chronic absenteeism—when students miss at least 10 percent of days during the school year. Download our guide covering 3 tips to combat chronic absenteeism: https://edw.site/acm

Absenteeism across states is very different. How do those states get paid? Daily? Yearly? Teaching kids that school is their job is one thing; mental illness is another. Bullying? Needing extra help? Not fitting in? This is why school counselor ratios need to be smaller. Get to know the kids at your school. What other reasons have you experienced?