Turning Points Chapter 8: A Safe and Healthy School Environment

As we have moved through the semester, I have heard time and time again, how important it is to keep the classroom and the school a safe environment for kids to express the emotions in middle school. Emotions guide students at the middle school level and it is extremely important to make sure that the classroom is a safe place for them. Another important factor in students learning is whether they are healthy and happy. It is important to have students moving around and and doing things that will keep them healthy, including physical and health education and maybe some "controversial" school ideas such as meditation. This is a really interesting chapter and one that I would like to use to help students academically by taking care of their emotional health and their physical help.