Some Colleges Will Require Students To Take COVID-19 Test Twice A Week

July 26, 2020 Natural Health News,Video

By Tyler Durden Colleges and universities across the US are planning to roll out strict COVID-19 testing measures at their campuses for those starting back this fall. In some instances, like Cornell University in New York or Baylor in Waco, all students, faculty, and staff will be required to test negative before being admitted on campus. […]

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Here’s What You Need to Know About Sending Your Child Back to School This Year

July 25, 2020 Home And Garden

By Linnea Johnson As the summer goes on, schools are refining and finalizing how they will conduct school in the fall. Already, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and San Diego have declared schools will not re-open physical classrooms and others will follow. Many districts have suggested revised schedules, including part of the students attending one day or […]

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Children in Covid Captivity

July 9, 2020 Health And Wellness

Op-Ed by Julian Rose Of all the depressing sights witnessed during the insane process of Covid home imprisonment, stupid social distancing and mask madness, the regimentation of children into predesignated playground/classroom ‘chalked-off zones’ is the one I find the most blood chilling. There are a number of factors about this Covid-19 event that stand out. […]

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A Homeschooling Guide for Public Schoolers

March 26, 2020 Home And Garden

By Kara Stiff My heart goes out to all the parents who were never planning to homeschool, but nevertheless find themselves teaching their children at home today. I chose this beautiful, crazy life, and I completely understand why some people wouldn’t choose it. But here we are. We have to do what we have to […]

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Schools Across US Find More Success With Yoga, Mindfulness Classes Than Detention, Punishment

March 2, 2020 Health And Wellness

By Elias Marat An increasing number of schools across the country are introducing mindfulness practice and yoga classes to address student anxiety, tardiness, and disruptions. The alternative approach to school discipline seeks to address student misbehavior by addressing one of its root causes —namely, allowing students to ground themselves in their senses and calm their […]

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Sydney School Ditches “Distracting” iPads Reverts Back To Paper Textbooks

March 1, 2020 Natural Living

By Mayukh Saha Sydney’s Reddam House Private school has done away with iPads and brought in old school textbooks, in order to go back to the golden days when books and copies were the norm. It’s a step away from their previous policy wherein they asked students to get their own devices on which they […]

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Student Mental Health: 10 Minutes a Day in Nature Could Reduce Stress and Anxiety – Expert Explains

February 29, 2020 Natural Living

By Carly Wood, University of Westminster Across the globe, college- and university-aged students are experiencing high levels of stress and mental ill-health. For example, in the past ten years in the UK there has been a fivefold increase in the number of students reporting mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia. Some of the […]

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Is Social Media the Best Channel for Educating the Public?

January 20, 2020 Health And Wellness

Over the past 15 years or so, social media has transformed from a mere digital novelty to an integral part of daily life—at least for most people. In the right hands, it can be a powerful tool that can help you build an audience and spread important messages, but as we’ve seen, it can also […]

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Study Shows How Home Libraries Help to Develop Children’s Literacy And Math Skills

December 8, 2019 Home And Garden

By Mayukh Saha Books are the seat of all knowledge. We are aware of this. Bibliophiles or people who have grown up with books tend to be more intelligent. Or at least, they seem so. Well, now, it is no longer a conjecture that people who have lived off books or have born within them […]

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Interview With Mackenzie Feldman of Herbicide-Free Campus

November 5, 2019 Environment

By Independent Science News Mackenzie Feldman, Founder of Herbicide-Free Campus has been working to end herbicide use by the University of California campus system. This May, the University announced a ban on glyphosate citing “concerns about possible human health and ecological hazards”. ISN: What events caused you to protest chemicals on your campus? Recently at […]

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This Texas High School Offers “Adulting 101” A Class That Teaches Basic Life Skills

October 26, 2019 Home And Garden,Video

By Mayukh Saha Adulting is hard, man. Not many can do it to the best of their abilities. With the burden of student loans and housing debts, millennials all over the world are facing the problem of adulting – crossing from the teenage stage, they are entering the adult stage where they are finally accepting […]

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How to Avoid Distractions While Studying, According to Science

October 22, 2019 Natural Living

By Martin Vasilev, Bournemouth University Modern life is full of distractions – and some of them can have a negative effect on our ability to concentrate when studying. The problem is that many people tend to underestimate how much they are distracted by what’s going on around them. Here’s how you can get the most […]

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A Week in the Life of a Homeschool Family is Probably Not What You Think

October 19, 2019 Uncategorized

By Sarah Surette When it comes to homeschooling, there are no two families with the same approach. Some families run like well-oiled machines, others thrive on a very fluid schedule and some, like our family, settles comfortably, somewhere in the middle. Our week begins Sunday evening. I sit down with my two oldest children, ages […]

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Raising Competent Kids in an Incompetent World

October 14, 2019 Home And Garden

By Daisy Luther It’s probably no surprise that the young people of today aren’t particularly independent.  Not only does the “education” system take great pains to mold them into a bunch of  terrified, follow-the-herd automatons, society, in general, doesn’t force them to do much for themselves either. I’ll never forget when my oldest daughter came […]

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Studies Show Mindfulness Can Improve Grades, Lower Stress Among Middle Schoolers

September 1, 2019 Health And Wellness

By John Anderer Mindfulness, or the process of focusing all of one’s attention on the present moment, is typically thought of as an adult hobby and often associated with meditation. However, two new studies conducted at MIT have found that mindfulness can also be a helpful academic tool for young middle schoolers. Researchers say that […]

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What’s the best way to teach children a second language? New research produces surprising results

August 22, 2019 Natural Living

By Karen Roehr-Brackin, University of Essex and Angela Tellier, University of Essex People often assume that children learn new languages easily and without effort, regardless of the situation they find themselves in. But is it really true that children soak up language like sponges? Research has shown that children are highly successful learners if they […]

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Learning in Nature: The Benefits of Forest School

August 12, 2019 Natural Living

By Rebecca Hosley As I reached the entrance to the group camp site at a local state park, I was greeted by my very muddy 3-year-old son who was wearing a rainsuit, sturdy boots and a giant grin on his face. This was the site of his school, Magnolia Forest Preschool. It was “showcase day” […]

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Virtual Reality Shows Promise for Pain Patients; This is Exactly Why It Should Not Be Used in Schools

August 1, 2019 Health And Wellness

By Patricia Burke Many groups are promoting the use of Virtual Reality as a treatment strategy for pain patients.  For example, VR is promoted as an alternative to opiates, “because it’s very powerful with no side effects.” [do_widget id=text-16] According to Uploadvr.com, More than 11 percent of Americans (that is 25 million people) suffer from chronic […]

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Why are School Lunches Still so Unhealthy?

July 29, 2019 Diet

By Kelly Rose, Teesside University There are more than 91m school children worldwide now defined as living with obesity – and the UK is in the top 20 countries for obesity levels. In the UK, the obesity rate for children doubles during primary school years – and then increases again in secondary school. This is […]

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Yes, Parents Are Capable of Choosing How Their Children Should Be Educated

July 20, 2019 Natural Living

By Kerry McDonald At the heart of debates around education freedom and school choice is the subtle but sinister sentiment that parents can’t be trusted. They are too busy, too poor, or too ignorant to make the right decisions for their kids, and others know better how to raise and educate children. Never mind that […]

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