Some parents hope their children will experience a challenging math and reading curriculum during the new academic year, but many school staff and administrators are focused on social and emotional learning, and how to create “trauma-sensitive” classrooms.
“We’re in an all-fired hurry because there’s this ‘trauma’ thing and we have to help our kids,” said Melissa Sadin, according to Education Week. Sadin is the director of the Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Initiative, a national group that trains staff and administrators in schools and districts.
“Yes, but you have to do it correctly, and nobody learns it in a day,” she added.
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Today, K-12 public education in the U.S. is all about inclusion, equity, and how to create environments that are calming to, what administrators and teachers are told, the 45 percent of U.S. children who have experienced at least one “adverse child experience (ACE).”
“Economic hardship and divorce or separation of a parent or guardian are the most common ACEs reported nationally, and in all states,” says Child Trends, a group that conducts research and evaluates programs.
Researchers at Child Trends recommend the use of “trauma-informed approaches” to promote resilience when working with children in school and day care settings.
Education Week reported recently on the experience of Tacora Snell, a fifth-grade math and science teacher in Washington, D.C.
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