It is well known that cell phone use in class is a growing problem in education. This article explains some positive uses for cell phones in the classroom.
Although this is for parents, it gives us as educators ideas on how children feel through puberty. It can help us as we help our students go through these changes.
This article talks about how adolescents begin to think more abstractly which leads them to be more rebellious because they begin to question rules and standards
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The idea that religion influences moral development is interesting to me. Is there research to back this up? This study found its not necessarily the religion but the supportive and trusting relationships that help moral development.
We learned about adolescent cognitive growth this week and this document also talks about how the human brain develops throughout the adolescent years but also about the development of intelligence and emotion processing
This week in class we learned about typical adolescent physical growth. This article also talks about that and emphasized how adolescents need to maintain a healthy lifestyle to manage their changing bodies.