Ratings 1-5

Jerry Large- 4 

Made excellent points that, "Rats whose moms lick and groom them when they are young and feeling stressed do much better in life than those who weren't comforted in that way.The rat study was a step toward proving strong early attachment also helps humans overcome a lot of bumps later.If more parents hug and kiss and coo in those first years, we'd have a lot more happy and successful children."


Barry Boyce- 5

i really enjoyed this article. i also like the prevention center to improve parenting skills, if i didn't have such supportive parents throughout my schooling i probably wouldn't be following my dream. Another great quote from the article states, "Mindfulness practices can increase people’s awareness of their own emotions and their ability to regulate them. This can make it possible for them to reduce feelings of depression and anxiety, and since a “pretty good percentage of teenagers are at risk for depression,” it’s important to have it in the educational tool bag."


Keith Gilyard-3

investing the schools into humanities classes is a great idea- maybe i'm just a math and science person but i feel that humanities are also a great way to have a good education. "not only a gaining of some practical means of helping present life, but the making of present life mean more that it meant before."-du Bois


Deb Aronson-3

teachers being politically engaged would be nice. "It's a matter of establishing what are the students' rights with regard to their education and how does censorship limit access to curriculum, and limit the voices who are already in the classroom and advocating for our students, for their culture."-cruz


Bell Hooks-4

"Thinking is an action" i think critical thinking is one of the best ways to teach, i had a teacher that gave us critical thinking questions as homework and it really helped me learn.