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Tag: Richard Weissbourd
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Nation & World
How achievement pressure is crushing kids and what to do about it
Reasons complex, but major thing is to ensure children feel they are valued for more than accomplishments
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Way forward after Supreme Court ruling
Experts outline what Supreme Court ruling could mean for colleges, universities — and nation itself.
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Young adults hardest hit by loneliness during pandemic
As experts worry the COVID pandemic is triggering a loneliness epidemic, new Harvard research suggests some of the hardest hit are older teens and young adults.
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How to talk to your kids about the Capitol riots
Richard Weissbourd, a psychologist and senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, talks about how to navigate conversations around difficult topics with children of all ages.
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Report finds fathers feel closer to children during pandemic
Recent Harvard research has uncovered one significant — if perhaps fleeting — silver lining for fathers and children during the coronavirus pandemic. Fathers across the U.S., many of whom now work at home due to coronavirus lockdowns, are feeling closer to their children.
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Making American schools less segregated
Graduate School of Education researchers co-wrote a report that examines parents’ support for school integration and their challenges to walk the talk.
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Will coronavirus change college admissions?
Richard Weissbourd of the Graduate School of Education discusses what college admissions deans expect from applicants during the pandemic, and opportunities to reform the process.
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Setting school priorities: Care for children, families first
In the second episode of Education Now, a new initiative by the Harvard Graduate School of Education, host Richard Weissbourd talks to Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, and Anu Ebbe, principal of Shorewood Hills Elementary School in Madison, Wis.
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Taking your kid’s sport too seriously
Richard Weissbourd, a senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, discusses the problem of angry parents in sports and possible solutions.
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The women’s revolt: Why now, and where to
The women’s revolt against sexual harassment and abuse: why now, and where to.
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The costs of inequality: For women, progress until they get near power
In recent decades, women have made progress in pay and parity with men in such professions as medicine and law. But when it comes to running things at the highest levels, it’s generally still a man’s world.
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Nation & World
‘The Children We Mean to Raise’
In this edition of the EdCast, Harvard Graduate School of Education senior lecturer Richard Weissbourd discusses the findings in the recent report, “The Children We Mean to Raise.” What messages are adults sending children without even knowing it?
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Nation & World
Schoolyard scourge
Scholars convened at the Harvard Graduate School of Education to explore the topic of bullying and potential ways forward.
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Want to live well?
Harvard faculty members from a range of fields give tips on how to live healthy.
