Trauma in Schools #35 — Balancing Students' Academic and Social/Emotional Needs
Dr. Myra Newman — Assistant Director of Schools for Academics, Elizabethton City Schools, Elizabethton, TN
Dr. Jon Minton — Principal, Elizabethton High School, Elizabethton, TN
Megan Ellis — Counselor, Elizabethton High School, Elizabethton, TN
The Takeaway
If COVID has an upside, it’s that it increased the public’s attention to the emotional needs of students (and faculty members) and how trauma can negatively impact learning. Indeed, if a student doesn’t feel emotionally safe in the classroom, their ability to learn is severely impeded. And if an educator is experiencing extreme stress, their ability to work effectively with kids is compromised. The bottom line is that educators must continue to work toward balancing students’ academic needs with their social and emotional needs.
As you listen
What is the origin of trauma that students are experiencing?
How can the school community support the well-being of staff?
How have classrooms changed over the years, especially after COVID-19?
Why is trust a good marker to determine how safe students feel?
How can schools help students who suffer from inequity?
In their own words
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