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A new federal report recommends that schools emphasize building children's "self-regulation" skills in order to increase opportunities for student success in a number of areas. The recommendation is one of several in the report, the fourth in a series on self-regulation research and practice from the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Researchers have zeroed in on the importance of self-regulation skills, which allow children to manage their thoughts and feelings, control impulses, and problem-solve.
"Self-regulation affects wellbeing across the lifespan, from mental health and emotional wellbeing to academic achievement, physical health, and socioeconomic success," said Desiree Murray, associate director of research at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and lead author of the report. "Unfortunately, prolonged or pronounced stress and adversity, including poverty and trauma, can delay children's self-regulation development."
(Score: 2) by VLM on Wednesday December 07 2016, @03:41PM
just send dissenters to suicide missions
Speaking of pensions and benefits, we already have something like my plan for school teachers where their student loans are forgiven if they put on the bullet proof vest and teach in some tough schools for awhile. Assuming they don't die their loans are discharged. So in that way all I'm proposing is expanding something like that from a tiny group with a tiny benefit to pretty much everyone is required to participate. Its not a new idea... I think its a scalable idea. I suppose that could be argued against, but its certainly factually not a new idea.
Another interesting analogy WRT scalability and acceptability is France has had this policy for almost two centuries with the Foreign Legion where anyone willing to fight for five years (well, and pass the med screen to be allowed to fight...) can ask for naturalization papers. It seems to work pretty well. So I'm suggesting scaling it to a mere 4 years and opening it to general purpose government slavery rather than specifically being cannon fodder. Again its not a new idea, just something to be scaled a bit from "some volunteers" to "if you are a live human in this geographic area". Which seems realistic, or realistic-ish?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 07 2016, @05:41PM
My understanding is that the French Foreign Legion is far more selective in who they accept now (perhaps someone from France can clarify this?) in that if you don't already have some skills, they don't want you.
I assume this is due to French citizenship being more valuable, although with their immigrant problems, this may no longer be the case.
Anyway, the notion of taking all comers, while distinctly American, isn't really practiced anymore. And there is the issue of demographic shifts, while unavoidable, cause people consternation that it isn't "their" country anymore. There is something to be said for integration, but really, we've been down this path before with Reagan.
In the more present future, I see the US operating closer to Israel, allowing workers and the like in, but reserving citizenship for people who have something beyond labor to offer.