Meditation is Replacing Detention in Baltimore’s Public Schools, and the Students Are Thriving

[sunwings]

In short, students come to school with significant stresses and setbacks, and are themselves treated as problems to be quarantined or forced out. But why not instead teach those students—why not teach all students—effective means of coping with stress and setbacks? I can think of almost no more useful a set of skills to carry into adulthood, or into a troubled home or neighborhood situation. As the CBS This Morning segment above reports, one school in Baltimore is attempting to so equip their students, with a yoga and meditation program during and after school that takes the place of detention and other punishments.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SpjWb9teKSY

http://www.openculture.com/2017/01/m...c-schools.html

[Guish]

Stress management can also be done with the pratice of sports and healthy eating. It was a nice move by the school.

[Basho]

Posted by Guish (here)
Stress management can also be done with the pratice of sports and healthy eating. It was a nice move by the school.

Also with creative endeavors, which are sadly being phased out in the USA due to "budget" concerns.

[conk]

How long before a few fundamentalist parents exclaim, "This is the work of the Devil and it must stop"! There are several stories about schools that were pressured to stop teaching Yoga classes, because it was contrary to Christian beliefs or some such nonsense.

[Foxie Loxie]

Sorry to have to say so, Conk, but I totally agree with you. Having come from that type of background I know how their "reasoning" goes!