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I think happiness is the ultimate best practice. And it does take practice. TED speakers Dan Gilbert and Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard explain.
(the delightful) Dan Gilbert
Psychologist Dan Gilbert says happiness is not what we think. Sorry VISA, but according to hard science, we really can’t buy happiness. In fact, not getting what you want is [...]

Traditionally, students with learning challenges are labeled, stigmatized and streamed. Difference gets defined as deficit, and deficit comes to define identity. In some schools, this is still the case.
One of the most inspiring figures I learned about at teacher’s college is pediatric professor Mel Levine, whose original research and approaches have helped to redefine [...]