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Source: Edutopia | Repost Fight for Life Foundation 8/5/2020 -One of my friends, a classroom physics teacher, was asked to teach an online physics course. Many of the students dropped the course midterm, and it was not offered again. When I asked what happened, my friend said the class failed…
Read MoreSource: Child Mind Institute | Repost Fight for Life Foundation 4/30/2020 -As schools close and workplaces go remote to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, parents everywhere are struggling to keep children healthy and occupied. If you’re anxious about how to protect and nurture kids through this crisis —…
Read MoreSource: pbs.org | Repost Fight for Life Foundation 3/26/2020 -A few weeks ago, my eight-year-old daughter made a glitter jar for my students: “Tell them that when their brain has a glitter storm, they can shake this up and take deep breaths as the glitter falls.”We could all use some…
Read MoreSource: theundefeated.com | Re-Post 2/28/2019 -Contrary to popular belief, Rosa Parks wasn’t too tired. She wasn’t incapable of leaving her seat when bus driver James F. Blake demanded her to do so. She was properly seated in the colored section, but because the white section was full, Blake attempted to…
Read MoreSource: theconversation.com | Re-Post Fight for Life Foundation 9/6/2018 -More and more, educational leaders and managers in schools and universities are being confronted with various expressions of hate speech.In Cape Town, South Africa, a group of high school boys compiled a song which included the lyrics: “I feel pain unearthly…
Read MoreThis year, Fight For Life announced the “Build A Better You Challenge” with Jack and Jill Magazine. In this series, Marlin Jackson sets out the building blocks that students need in order to live the life they want. As someone who grew up in humble circumstances and was able to…
Read MoreSource: Psych Bytes | Re-Post Fight for Life Foundation 7/26/2018 -Going back to school can be stressful for the whole family. Summer provides a needed break for everyone, however, with the lack of structure, it can wreak havoc when it comes back to returning to school.The summer schedule and routine…
Read MoreThis year, Fight For Life is excited to announce the “Build A Better You Challenge” that incorporates our Building Dreams program with Jack and Jill Magazine! In this new series, Marlin Jackson sets out the building blocks that students need in order to live the life they want. As someone…
Read MoreThis year, Fight For Life announced the “Build A Better You Challenge” with Jack and Jill Magazine. In this series, Marlin Jackson sets out the building blocks that students need in order to live the life they want. As someone who grew up in humble circumstances and was able to…
Read MoreSource: npr.org | Re-Post Fight for Life 5/24/2018 -Sometimes 11-year-old B. comes home from school in tears. Maybe she was taunted about her weight that day, called “ugly.” Or her so-called friends blocked her on their phones. Some nights she is too anxious to sleep alone and climbs into her…
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