It's so nice to read about how some teachers are utilizing ACEs science and how movies like Paper Tigers are helping educate teachers about adversity, symptoms of trauma and ways to support kids in getting more regulated and less stressed.
It sounds like a different framework is helping teachers and administrator too.
I'm not surprised test scores are improving as well as behavior. I'm glad the behavior charts are getting tossed.
“I’ve noticed that a lot of times we discipline them and tell them that’s not right ... but then we don’t give them a solution to the problem,” said Nunemaker.
All the teachers at Derby Hills Elementary School are taking down clip charts – one of the many changes taking place in the fall.
The documentary, “Paper Tigers,” is based on the true story about Lincoln Alternative High School in Walla Walla, Washington. The movie inspired Derby Hills Principal James Moffett to make some changes.
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