Educating the Whole Child
By: Kathy Seibold, Ed.D. ImpactTulsa Executive Director If I were to poll parents and teachers, I am sure most would say it is equally important for kids to be prepared for life both academically and socially—that developing kind and caring citizens is a critical part of the educational process. But, when Harvard put this question to youth in a national survey, the results show a surprising gap in their perceptions of adult attitudes. In the survey “about 80 percent of the kids reported that they believed their parents...