In the United States, modern children are suffering from unprecedented amounts of stress, depress... more In the United States, modern children are suffering from unprecedented amounts of stress, depression, behavioral and learning challenges, and increases in types and frequencies of physical illnesses (CDC, 2012). Simultaneously educators struggle to meet standardized testing and core academic standards, which are being legislated and mandated. Funding for communities and schools seems more like a mirage effect and future funding for educators is being more closely tied to the controversial test score performances of students (National Educational Association, 2010). Factories and business are folding up and moving out of communities and even out of the United States altogether. Metropolitan areas once prospering now have an increased poverty population that is considered “statistically significant” (Brookings Institution, 2013). While the factors contributing to these issues of health, academic achievement, and local economics are many, one common component is humans’ increasing disc...
In the United States, modern children are suffering from unprecedented amounts of stress, depress... more In the United States, modern children are suffering from unprecedented amounts of stress, depression, behavioral and learning challenges, and increases in types and frequencies of physical illnesses (CDC, 2012). Simultaneously educators struggle to meet standardized testing and core academic standards, which are being legislated and mandated. Funding for communities and schools seems more like a mirage effect and future funding for educators is being more closely tied to the controversial test score performances of students (National Educational Association, 2010). Factories and business are folding up and moving out of communities and even out of the United States altogether. Metropolitan areas once prospering now have an increased poverty population that is considered “statistically significant” (Brookings Institution, 2013). While the factors contributing to these issues of health, academic achievement, and local economics are many, one common component is humans’ increasing disc...
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