Interesting Reads
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Trauma Informed Schools:
Less than a month after the class of 2010 walked across the stage at Booker T. Washington High School, new graduate Adrianne Cobb attended a party in Downtown Memphis…Learn more in this article from High Ground News
Suicide Hits Home in West TN…
Health professionals from across West Tennessee came together at the University of Memphis Lambuth Campus on Friday morning, gathering to share resources and discuss mental health issues facing rural communities such as suicide, social work, and attention disorders. Read more in this post from the Jackson Sun…
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Minecraft As a Social Skills Tool
Video games, social media, and technology are becoming an increasingly large part of our children’s lives. Digital play is now the most common type of play engaged in by younger children…Learn more in this article from Autism Parenting Magazine
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The Shelby Summer Scholars Program makes science real and relevant for kids
As I walk into the Fogelman College of Business at the University of Memphis, I overhear a teacher saying, “and next, you’ll learn how to set a broken bone.” The students around her respond enthusiastically, “Man, that’s going to be cool!” “This is awesome,” and “I can’t wait.” Read more at the Memphis Parent website.
