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8 Important Reasons For Teaching Kindness in Schools

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Most people have heard the phrase ‘random acts of kindness’, which refers to a selfless act of giving resulting in the happiness of another person. Terms like this are increasing in popularity around the world, as more people identify a deficiency in their lives that can only be fulfilled by altruism. It seems we just can’t get enough of those addictive feel good emotions and with good reason. Scientific studies have shown that kindness has a great number of physical and emotional benefits, and that children require a healthy dose of the warm and fuzzies in order to flourish as health, happy, well-rounded individuals. Patty O’Grady, PhD, is an expert in the area of neuroscience, emotional learning, and positive psychology with special attention to the educational arena. She believes that “kindness changes the brain by the experience of kindness. Children and adolescents do not learn kindness by only thinking about it and talking about it. Kindness is best learned by feeling it ...
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Three Key Initiatives for Higher Education Institutions to Consider

T he higher education landscape continues to evolve due to advancements in technology, increased competition, variations in student demographics, and changing student and employer demands. Faced with these shifts, institutional administrators may not know where to best apply their efforts to cope with these changes. Fortunately, there are three key initiatives that administrators can focus on to better position their institutions to effectively address these new realities: 1. Increase Access to New Students 2. Overcome Faculty Technology Concerns 3. Refine and Support the Student Journey The future of higher education relies on the ability of institutions to become more adaptable, flexible, and agile in the way they approach the development, offerings, and support of their degree programs and learning design. Read on to gain insight into why these three areas are key to institutions’ success and resiliency, as well as ways they can be implemented. 1. Increase Access to Ne...
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The Problems Faced by Beginning Online Learners

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LOGICAL AND PRACTICAL SUGGESTION ON WAY TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE PROBLEMS FACED BY BEGINNING ONLINE LEARNERS Adults students mostly do not have the luxury of attending college on a full time basis because of their work and family obligations. They often experience problems which, if not overcome, can result in the derailing of their educational goals. There are things that they can do though to help overcome the typical problems that arise. The first solution is learners must manage and plan themselves effectively in order to balancing work, family and study. They have to apply smart time management. Avoiding procrastination a must. They must be more responsible and have a focused view towards learning. They must also learn to improve themselves in areas they are lacking ( such as writing skills, computer skills, note taking skills and English language skills) because not all skills will be taught by the tutor. They need to motivate their own self by setting achievable goals ...
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Five Traits of a Good Educational Leader

All educators take on leadership roles. Teachers are the leaders of their classrooms. Principals are the leaders of their schools. Every educator and administrator plays a part in leading  tomorrow’s  future. How inspiring is that? Together, no matter what your role, you are  all  making a difference in the lives of your students. Want to be sure you’re being a  good  leader? Here are five of the most important characteristics any effective educational leader should possess and demonstrate on a daily basis.  1. Self-aware A good educational leader needs a solid understanding of oneself and should also have confidence.  When you believe in yourself, you can accomplish so much more. Have confidence in the decisions you make, don’t be nervous, and don’t be afraid of what others may think. Plan how you’ll start each and every day in ways that will lead your students, school, and colleagues in the right direction to achieve their goals. 2. Ex...
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The purpose and function of educational institutions

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Although sociologists have debated the purpose and function of educational institutions, most agree that access to educational opportunities has a profound effect on individual life chances and attainment. We'll consider how specific education policies and practices -like school choice, curriculum differentiation, school finance, and school assignment - shape the range of educational opportunities afforded students. Because issues of equity have moved to the forefront of education policies during the past fifty years, we'll discuss the consequences of these policies and practices for students from different social backgrounds - primary among these differences are differences by social class, race/ethnicity, and gender. During the next three weeks we'll consider different explanations for the existence of schools and mass education in modern societies. A central question is whether or not schools function to promote social mobility and economic well-being or whethe...
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Role of educational institutions in inculcating values

The prime concern of education is to  evolve the good, the true and the divine  in man so as to establish a moral life in the world. It should essentially make a man pious, perfect and truthful. The welfare of humanity lies neither in scientific or technological advancements nor in acquisition of material comforts. The main function of education is to enrich the character. What we need today more than anything else is moral leadership founded on courage, intellectual integrity and a sense of values. Since education is a powerful instrument of social change and human progress, it is also a powerful tool to cultivate values in an individual. Therefore all the educational institutes have greater responsibility to impart learning and cultivation of values through education. For inculcating values many educationists have suggested different ideas such as Provision of value based curriculum Designing special orientation program for teachers Value based foundation courses...
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Role Of Educational Institutions In Promoting Social Awareness

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Social awareness and consciousness serve as a precursor to s ocial m ovement. There are a lot of social problems like female infanticide, domestic violence, rape, co rruption, maltreatment, alcoholism, drug abuse, and superstitious beli efs etc. which are still a huge problem in India. The most significant challe nges facing the societ y are intolerance, discrimination and racism, economic and technologi cal backwardness and the absence of comprehensive and fair peace. I t is vital that more and more people be made aware o f these issues so that we ca n figh t them as a united country. Social awareness give the ability  to understand and respond to th e needs of others,  to understand the oth er person’s emotion s, needs and concerns ,  to understand the politics within an organizatio n and how these af fect the people working in them. to understand and meet the needs of clients...
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