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May 2019 | Volume 76 | Number 8

What Teens Need from Schools


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Reader's Guide / Can't We Let Teens Be Teens?

Naomi Thiers

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The Teens Are Not Alright

Cathy Vatterott

Excessive workloads, crammed schedules, and "perfectionism" are causing teens undue stress.

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Giving Teens a Place at the Table

Eric Hardie

Involving teens in data-driven student-wellness improvement shows promise for one district.

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Honoring the Teen Brain: A Conversation with Thomas Armstrong

Anthony Rebora

Schools need to create environments that speak to—rather than resist or suppress—teenagers' neurological development.

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Controlled Burn: A Story of Growth

Catherine Hart

We need to help students who aren't motivated by traditional academic work find their strengths and their own paths.

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When Rules Get in the Way

Jeffrey Benson

Too many restrictions can hamper teens' individuality and resolve, as well as destroy relationships among school staff.

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Seeing—and Supporting—Immigrant Teens

Anny Fritzen Case

By better understanding the complex challenges teen immigrants face, educators can help them thrive.

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Teen Voices: What We Really Need from Schools

Muna Farah, Jacob Lewis, Maisie Jung, Joshua Lombardi, Ethan Hemmings, Sam Moehlig, Athanacia Varelas and Mac Baker

Teens from across the country weigh in on their school experiences and biggest challenges.

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What Do Black Adolescents Need from Schools?

Horace R. Hall

Understanding the barriers that students of color face is key to building on their academic success.

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Supporting Students' Intersecting Identities

Johanna Eager

By recognizing layers of privilege and oppression, schools can become more affirming.

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Going Deeper

Michael Fullan, Mag Gardner and Max Drummy

What today's teens need most from schools is learning that fosters engagement and connection. That may mean changing everything.

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Learning to Learn: Tips for Teens and Their Teachers

Ulrich Boser

Many teens today don't have effective learning skills—and they need them more than ever.

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Meeting Struggling Teens Where They Are

Dena C. DeJulius and Lisa H. McLean

Teens grappling with mental health or behavioral issues need additional support every day.

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Columns / Departments

Research Matters / Cultivating Curiosity in Teens

Bryan Goodwin

How can we flip the switch for disengaged teen learners?

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Show & Tell: A Video Column / "There Was This Teacher …"

Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

Student-teacher relationships are critical—and must be cultivated. Watch the video.

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Leading Together / Growing Pains

Jill Harrison Berg

Making the shift to shared leadership won't be easy.

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Confronting Inequity / Bringing After-School to School

H. Richard Milner IV

Schools need to create connections to teens' lives outside of school.

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One to Grow On / Being a Guiding Light Teens Need

Carol Ann Tomlinson

Adolescence is a sea of uncertainty, but teachers can help navigate it.

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Tell Me About

Readers share the one thing they wish they could tell their teenage self.

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ASCD Community in Action

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Readers React

Reader responses to recent issues of EL.

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EL Takeaways / Unlocking Teens' Needs in Schools

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Index to Advertisers

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Advisory: Trends and Ideas

Turn & Talk / Willow Taylor Yang on Teen Voice and Gun Violence

An interview with the 16-year-old sophomore and journalist on the Since Parkland project, which tracked nationwide teen deaths from gun violence.

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Research Alert / Helping Teens Work with Test Anxiety

Findings from the study, "Reducing Socioeconomic Disparities in the STEM Pipeline Through Student Emotion Regulation," published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Relevant Read / What's the Purpose?

This new book from Heather Malin offers educators strategies to help students identify their purpose … and ground that purpose in action.

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School Tool / Tips for Helping "Screenagers"

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Snapshot / Musical Training

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Numbers of Note / Teens: Sleepless and Sedentary

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Seen on the Screen / Building Positive Body Image

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ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

Deepening Supports for Teens with Autism

Laura J. Hall and Samuel L. Odom

Are high schools doing enough to assist autistic teens both in school and beyond?

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Engaging Teen Writers Through Authentic Tasks

Heather Wolpert-Gawron

Cast in the right way, writing assignments can help teens tap their creative and critical-thinking capacities.

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Video / "Brain-Friendly" Teaching

Psychologist and educator Thomas Armstrong offers classroom-based strategies for teaching teens in an affective, brain-friendly way. Watch the video.

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