ERIC Number: EJ1215430
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Publication Date: 2019-May
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Honoring the Teen Brain: A Conversation with Thomas Armstrong
Rebora, Anthony
Educational Leadership, v76 n8 p24-27 May 2019
In an interview, educator and psychologist Thomas Armstrong says that schools need to do a better job of speaking to--rather than resisting or crushing--adolescents' neurological development. "Essentially, the curriculum in high school needs to be more affective," he argues. "It needs to be more engaging in terms of humor, vitality, joy, and even negative emotions, like strong opinions and anger, to bring out those qualities and channel them, so that they aren't expressed in dangerous ways outside of school."
Descriptors: Adolescents, Brain, High School Students, Adolescent Development, Neurological Organization, Educational Methods, Student Characteristics, Secondary School Curriculum, Student Needs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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