In the days of social media and technology, you would think we would be more connected now than in any other period in history. However, this is not the case. Social media constantly overstimulates the brain, making mental health conditions harder for some. Read on
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One of the many infamous complaints is one almost every student has experienced: the hand-raising problem. When students don’t raise their hands, they’re either too scared to speak, or they don’t know the answer, and when teachers call on them anyway, it’s embarrassing and creates a hostile learning environment for the class. Read on
They were doing all this risky stuff, smoking in the back of the school, going to the mall just for the intent of stealing. They seemed to enjoy it, and they were all doing it together, as friends, and I wanted that. I believed I needed that, so I joined, letting peer pressure overtake me and becoming someone I wasn’t. Read on
An athlete’s mental health can really affect their performance, confidence, and self-esteem. As a teen athlete, sometimes it is difficult to balance school, my sports, and other outside distractions. It is hard to balance and focus on everything when us teens have a lot going on outside of our sports. If an athlete’s mental health… Read on
Instagram, in particular, has affected our mental health. But how? What can we do to stop our mental health from being affected by “Click here to enter text?” Read on
Why do we set such high expectations for teenagers, individuals whose brains aren’t fully developed, individuals who are unable to completely organize behavior? Read on